BOSTON (MA)
Boston Globe
By Derek J. Anderson | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley joined a panel of journalists and academics Thursday night in a discussion of the new pope that was part of an event marking the launch of The Boston Globe’s new website Crux, which will cover the Roman Catholic Church across the world.
O’Malley kicked off the night’s discussion by talking about the pontiff’s goals, actions, and thoughts.
“Pope Francis challenges us to overcome our indifference in our own lives,” he said, adding that the church is about caring and compassion.
Panelists dove into the specifics of the pope’s allure to those who have disconnected from Catholicism, as well as issues including immigration and sacraments for divorced and remarried couples. …
Crux editor Teresa M. Hanafin introduced the panel. The cardinal was joined on stage by Globe associate editor John L. Allen Jr., of Crux; Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand professor of law at Harvard University and the former US ambassador to the Holy See; Robert Christian, editor and blogger; and Hosffman Ospino, a Boston College assistant professor of Hispanic ministry and religious education.
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