WOF 488: The Legacy of Pope Francis

The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

Brandon Vogt

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🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Pope Francis passed away at the age of eighty-eight on Easter Monday. He was the first pope from Latin America, the first Jesuit pope, and the first pope to take the name “Francis,” after St. Francis of Assisi. What stood out in his twelve-year pontificate? How does his papacy compare with those of his immediate predecessors, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope St. John Paul II? What should we continue to champion from Francis’ legacy as the Church charts her course into the future? Today we discuss Pope Francis’ influence on both the Church and the world.

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Pope Francis Resources: https://www.wordonfire.org/pope-francis/
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0:00.0	Welcome back to The Word on Fire show. I'm Matthew Petrusick, Senior Director of the Word on Fire Institute and the host of the Word on Fire show.
0:05.4	Thank you for joining us. Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 on April 21st, 2025, the Monday after Easter Sunday.
0:14.4	By the time this episode airs, Francis will already have been laid to rest and the world may already know who the next pontiff is.
0:21.6	Yet it's important to pause and reflect on Francis' legacy, the first Pope from Latin America,
0:27.2	the first Jesuit Pope, and the first Pope to take the name Francis after St. Francis of Assisi.
0:32.9	What stood out in Pope Francis's 12-year pontificate. How did his Jesuit and South American roots influence
0:39.0	his priorities for the church? How does his papacy compare with those of his immediate predecessors,
0:44.8	Pope Benedict XVI and Pope St. John Paul II? How do popular impressions about Francis, especially
0:50.7	those generated by secular media, compare with Francis' actual teachings and record,
0:56.0	and what should we continue to champion from Francis' legacy as the church charts her course into the future?
1:02.0	Here to discuss Pope Francis' influence on both the church and the world,
1:06.0	and to share his own personal experiences meeting with pontiff, is Bishop Robert Barron.
1:21.0	Bishop, welcome back to the studio.
1:23.3	Thanks, Matt.
1:23.9	Always good to be with you.
1:25.0	Today we're looking at the legacy of Pope Francis,
1:28.4	how he's affected the church and how he's affected the world. Before we actually get into the content
1:33.0	of the show, you've actually been very busy lately honoring that legacy. Yeah. So what have you been up to?
1:38.2	As we record these words, you know, the Pope has died just a few days ago. And so the very day he died,
1:43.4	I was on radio and television pretty much the entire day doing interviews.
1:48.2	And I've written a couple things assessing the legacy of Francis.
1:51.7	So, you know, it's a good time for that kind of retrospective look at his life.
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