The Pearl of Great Price
A short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.
The Pearl of Great Price
May 31 Aparecida & the making of Pope Francis
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Tim Byron
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Season 5
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Episode 31
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The 5th conference of Latin American Bishops (CELAM) was in the Mexican shrine of Aparecida. Did this mark a decisive shift to Latin America as a Source Church for the Global Church. An Argentinian Jesuit, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio oversaw the final report. He would become Pope Francis