Review: Excellent resource to trace the life of the Pope
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2014
This book will give you a good feel for the standards Pope Francis governs his life by, his growing up years and all the avenues he has explored in his career.  As the 266th Bishop of Rome, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, will give the reasons as to why he chose that name.  Today at 76 his life encompasses many experiences beginning in Buenos Aires Argentina.  The eldest of 5 children, you will discover how people have viewed his life and the circumstances that modeled it.Born to a family of Italian Immigrants, they would escape northern Italy from Mussolini's fascist regime.  The Lord would allow him at an early age to see the descrepancies between the poor and rich that would later encompass how today he reflects his heart to the people.  Called to the priesthood at the age of 17, he would still spend some years teaching in 5 areas including philosophy and theology.  After becoming a Jesuit Priest, the Dirty War was believed by him to be the cause of lack of unity for those different politically and socioeconomically.As he rose in the ranks from Bishop to Cardinal the Authors will share Francis's beliefs in serving with humility while refusing the specialities granted to popes today.  referred to as a peacemaker he would often be found serving in the slums of the city.He has strong opposition to abortion, same sex marriage and women being ordained to the Priesthood.  While he is against these he is still a firm believer in truth with an open heart to love those who may be different, modeling the mercy of Christ.This book gave me a great panoramic view of why Pope Francis does what he does and how his life shaped who he is today.  A great read to gain greater understanding in this popular Pope.