I think being pope is an impossible job. Think about what we want popes to be. We want them to be intellectual giants. We want them to be political heavyweights. We want them to be Fortune 500 CEOs. We want them to be living saints and we want them to be media rock stars.
John Allen reflects on the unrealistic expectations placed on the next pope.
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