The disruptive legacy of Pope Francis

One year on from the death of Pope Francis, fellow Jesuit Frank Brennan joins Geraldine Doogue to reflect on a papacy that opened doors without dismantling tradition. From issues of conscience to authority, women’s leadership, global Catholicism beyond Europe, and amid escalating war, what might Francis’s disruptive vision continue to ask of the Church today? Further reading: Francis J. Moloney, ‘The “Jews” in the Fourth Gospel’, The Gospel of John, Sacra Pagina Series (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1998), and Brendan Byrne, Life Abounding: A Reading of John’s Gospel, St Pauls, 2014, where Byrne writes on p.302: 'Personally, I believe the term “the Jews” should be expunged from all translations in public use and “the authorities” substituted in its place. Sermons and expositions are needed to educate people on the technical meaning of the phrase “the Jews” and the way in which the phrase functions in the Fourth Gospel.’ Pope Leo's Palm Sunday homily Frank Brennan's Palm Sunday homily The final synod report on women: what it says, what it means and what’s next, by America Magazine's Colleen Dulle Frank Brennan, Pope Francis: The Disruptive Pilgrim’s Guide (ATF Press, 2025) For those in Sydney, Geraldine will launch Frank's book at the Ron Dyer Centre, St Mary's North Sydney, at 6pm Monday 27 April. Thanks for listening! Share your thoughts via Facebook on more conversations in The Big Tent.