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Pope Francis and the soul of the church.

Hello again, I'm Orinaldi, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most. During a recent summit of Roman Catholic leaders, one conservative bishop accused

liberal colleagues of doing the devil's work. It was all about Pope Francis and his outreach

to people the church has scorned those who divorce and remarry as well as gays and lesbians.

After the angriest public infighting since the 1960s,

270 cardinals and bishops produced a consensus that observers call a conservative victory.

But Francis will have the last word. Is he a liberal reformer? Has he created expectations he

can't fulfill? 1.2 billion Catholics are waiting for answers.

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Hello again, Mormon Alney, back with To the Poet. Three weeks of unusually public drama

reveal that the Roman Catholic hierarchy is sharply divided between traditionalists and reformers.

Pope Francis called the meeting asking how to reach out to gays and lesbians and to Catholics

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