When Pope Francis was elected nearly four years ago, on 13 March 2013, he was escorted – like every pope before him – from the Sistine Chapel to the Room of Tears. Photograph: Alessandra Benedetti/Getty ImagesThe opposition Pope Francis is facing puts the church into uncharted territory. A letter to Pope Francis from four cardinals hostile to change was made public. He was given a powerful judicial role in Rome by Benedict XVI, from which Pope Francis moved him. Pope Francis asks for forgiveness for ‘scandals at Vatican and in Rome’ Read moreThe rows are not just about personality clashes, or even divorce and communion.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2017 22:36 UTC