While offering little that is new, 'Life - My Story Through History,' the 230-page memoir is a breezy, conversational-style read starting with Pope Francis' childhood in Buenos Aires to today
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“Life – My Story Through History,” a memoir written with Italian journalist Fabio Marchese Ragona and published by HarperCollins, goes on sale on March 19, the 11th anniversary of Francis’ installation as the first Latin American pope. Francis, whose health recently has shown signs of strain with successive bouts of bronchitis, a spate of hospital stays and difficulty walking, repeats that he has no intention of resigning like his predecessor unless “a serious physical impediment were to arise”.
The Church, he says, does “not have the power to change the sacraments created by the Lord” and that “this does not mean that the Church is in favor of same-sex marriage”.Addressing the controversy about the recent ruling, he says: “I imagine a mother Church that embraces and welcomes everyone, even those who feel they are in the wrong and have been judged by us in the past”.
Speaking of World War II, he writes that still today “Jews continue to be stereotyped and persecuted. This is not Christian; it’s not even human. When will we understand that these are our brothers and sisters?”
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