Browsing the blog archivesfor the day Friday, January 24th, 2014

Pope Francis, In Nod to Conservatives, Calls Jesus “Son” of God

In an obvious conciliatory gesture to conservatives in the Church, Pope Francis today publicly called Jesus the “son of God.”   While Francis has often used this language in private, this is believed to be the first time he has used this phrase in public.  Vatican watchers are divided as to what the change means. […]