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This deeply contextual biography centers on the tensions generated by the pope’s attempt to turn the Church away from power and tradition and outwards to engage humanity with God’s mercy. Through battles with corrupt bankers and worldly cardinals, in turbulent meetings and on global trips, history’s first Latin-American pope has attempted to reshape the Church to evangelize the contemporary age. At the same time, he has stirred other leaders’ deep-seated fear that the Church is capitulating to modernity.

An expansive and deeply contextual work, at its heart The Great Reformer is about the intersection of faith and politics—the tension between the pope's innovative vision for the Church and the obstacles he faces in an institution still strongly defined by its conservative past. Based on extensive interviews in Argentina and years of study of the Catholic Church, Ivereigh tells the story not only of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the remarkable man whose background and total commitment to the discernment of God's will transformed him into Pope Francis.

Em seu livro, Papa Francisco nos lembra que o primeiro dever dos cristãos é servir aos outros, assim como fez Jesus. Com referências não apenas de fontes religiosas, mas das descobertas mais recentes de cientistas, economistas, ativistas e outros pensadores renomados, nos apresenta um projeto inspirador e tangível para construirmos um mundo melhor para toda a humanidade, colocando os pobres, as comunidades marginalizadas e o planeta em primeiro lugar.