Francis: Birthday and Return to the Past
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This will be the same period of time - 2873 days - as the pontificate of Benedict XVI. For Benedict, January 9 will be a turning point. Then, he will have spent more time in retirement than as a reigning pope.
Unlike Benedict XVI who was affected by a syndrome of inefficiency, Francis has worked hard to turn the Church into an image of himself, and to return to the past of the post-conciliar chaos under Paul VI. (+1978).
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