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Podcast: The Darrell McClain show
Episode: Remembering Pope Francis: Compassion, Controversy, and the Future of the Catholic Church
Description: Send us Fan MailPope Francis, the compassionate, controversial, and deeply consequential leader who reshaped the Catholic Church through humble leadership and unwavering advocacy for the marginalized, has died at 88 from heart failure. His passing marks the end of a remarkable 12-year papacy that challenged the world's conscience on issues ranging from poverty and inequality to climate change and refugee rights.From the moment he stepped onto the Vatican balcony in 2013 as the first Jesuit pope, the first from Latin America, and the first non-European pontiff in nearly 600 years, Francis signaled a different kind of...