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The beginning of the end for Pope Francis

Did he cunningly sanction Communion for the divorced in a hidden corner of his latest pronouncement? Nope

16 April 2016

9:00 AM

16 April 2016

9:00 AM

Last week we reached the beginning of the end of the pontificate of Jorge Bergoglio — the ‘great reformer’ of the Catholic church who, it appears, has been unable to deliver the reforms that he himself favours. This despite being Pope.

On Friday, he published a 200-page ‘exhortation’ entitled Amoris Laetitia, ‘The Joy of Love’ (or ‘The Joy of Sex’, as English-speaking Catholics of a certain vintage immediately christened it).

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