Pope Francis, Pope Benedict, and Deep Continuity

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...Pope Francis and Benedict XVI certainly have different styles. How could they not? Benedict is one of the most cultured men of our time, a German academic of the highest calibre and a deep student of the patrimony of western civilization. Pope Francis is a Jesuit with missionary flare, the “smell of the sheep” and one who experienced the plight of the poor and the marginalized first hand in South America. Despite their very different backgrounds and life experiences, these men share a fundamental and substantial continuity in their deep humility, personal holiness and ardent love for Jesus Christ and His Church...