Today the 87-year-old Pope Francis I marks the eleventh anniversary of his accession to the papal throne

The Vatican reports that the Bishop of Rome enters the twelfth year of his pontificate in a dark hour, when the fate of humanity lies in the hands of rulers unable to weigh the consequences of their decisions, who appear to be surrendering to the inevitability of war.

We, for our part, may recall that Francis himself devoted the years of his papacy to a struggle of his own, in large part a not unsuccessful one, against the ecclesiastical foundations and dogmas of the Catholic faith, which has given rise to an entire movement proclaiming the pontiff the Antichrist.

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

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Today the 87-year-old Pope Francis I marks the eleventh anniversary of his accession to the papal throne

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

Frederic Leighton

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