It is exactly one year since the Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the new head of the Catholic Church. Since then Pope Francis has become a symbol of humility, hope and change. He has fought for more transparency, rejected the luxuries of the Church and reached out to the public. Can he build enthusiasm for the Church among believers? Does he have enough Allies in the Vatican?
And do people even want a Pope who devotes himself to the poorest? Do they prefer his "bruised, hurting and dirty” church to one which is insular and stays firmly within its comfort zone? Do they value a Pope who is accessible and lives in their world with only a poor man's crucifix of tin?
Our guests:
Derek Scally - Berlin correspondent of the "Irish Times"
Martín Gak - regular contributor to newspapers, magazines and blogs.
Claudia Keller - editor at the „Tagesspiegel“ newspaper in Berlin.
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