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The papal mirror: How Evangelical commentary on the death of Pope Francis tells us more about Evangelicalism than it does about the Pope and Catholicism

What we say and do when someone is dead is more to do with ourselves than it is to do with the deceased, even if we talk in terms of respecting them or their wishes.  The things we say in eulogies, obituaries and articles analysing a person’s legacy tend to tell us more about ourselves… Continue reading The papal mirror: How Evangelical commentary on the death of Pope Francis tells us more about Evangelicalism than it does about the Pope and Catholicism