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Kevin McKenna: How new Pope and Catholic Church have mesmerised our Godless societies

Kevin McKenna: How new Pope and Catholic Church have mesmerised our Godless societies

A curious paradox has emerged since the death of Pope Francis two weeks ago. At a moment in time when sophisticated Western Europe has never seemed more Godless and wedded to excess, the ancient rituals of the Catholic Church have somehow increased their powers to mesmerise.

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