Publish at June 27 2022 Updated July 06 2022
Catholicism has been a religion that has left a profound mark on the world whether in history, in architecture, or in art. Yet in recent years, the institution, more than the faith itself, has been severely shaken. The pedophilia scandals and their systemic side have made even believers very uncomfortable.
For the sociologist of religions Danièle Hervieu-Léger, the building is collapsing on itself and the covid pandemic has not helped its solidity at all, quite the contrary. So can it change the atmosphere and reinvent itself? Possibly, but still, the Vatican's bigwigs have to really want to modernize with the risks that will come with it.
Time: 32min52
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