A Big Heart Open to God: A Conversation with Pope Francis Author: Pope Francis | Language: English | ISBN:
0062333771 | Format: EPUB
A Big Heart Open to God: A Conversation with Pope Francis Description
- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: HarperOne (December 10, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0062333771
- ISBN-13: 978-0062333773
- Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.4 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
It's been several months since a controversial 12,000 word interview with Pope Francis was published by America Magazine. The media had a field day with it. As opposed to reading the whole interview, journalists extracted bits and pieces and interpreted them to suit their own agenda. Harper Collins has recently published the interview in book format, under the title of A Big Heart Open to God to read at your leisure.
A Big Heart Open to God is an interview with Pope Francis by Father Antonio Spadaro. This interview was conducted in person over the span of three meetings during August 2013. Like all good interviewers, Fr. Spadaro had a list of questions to ask his interviewee. However, he instead chose to go off-list and asked, "Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?" opening up a level of humility in Pope Francis that we don't often see in global leaders. It takes the Pope some time to answer, but he replies, "I am a sinner," and "I am one who is looked upon by the Lord." We don't often think of the Pope as a sinner, but he is human too. And if the pope can acknowledge his sinfulness, we should be more keenly aware of our sinfulness.
Other topics addressed in this interview include the Jesuits, the role of the Church, Vatican II, and women's place in the Church. When this interview hit the papers, many media hubs extracted isolated comments about the woman's role, and there was much speculation that Pope Francis favored the ordination of women, but let me assure, he did not say that at all! He did say that women are vitally important to the Church, and we must do a better job defining their role and allowing them to work within their roles.
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