EPISODE · Dec 14, 2014 · 28 MIN
The People's Pope and the Changing Face of Catholicism
from History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective · host Origins OSU
Join hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins and their guests, historians David Brakke, Tina Sessa, and Daniel Watkins as they discuss Pope Francis—the “people’s pope”—and how his actions fit into the Church's traditions and its commitment to social justice. Listen and explore hundreds of years of history of a group with over a billion adherents! An in-text version of this episode can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/peoples-pope-and-changing-face-catholicism
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Join hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins and their guests, historians David Brakke, Tina Sessa, and Daniel Watkins as they discuss Pope Francis—the “people’s pope”—and how his actions fit into the Church's traditions and its commitment to social justice. Listen and explore hundreds of years of history of a group with over a billion adherents! An in-text version of this episode can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/peoples-pope-and-changing-face-catholicism
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