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What Francis has done, Ivereigh argued, is reconnect the church with grace and with the Holy Spirit.

In a new book with fellow sociologist Jean-Louis Schlegel that came out this past spring, “Vers l’implosion? Entretiens sur le présent et l’avenir du catholicisme” (“Toward Implosion: Interviews on the Present and the Future of Catholicism”), she dissects the causes of the current model and suggests possible changes.

The church is called to be “without chains and walls,” where everyone “can feel welcomed and accompanied, one where listening, dialogue and participation are cultivated under the sole authority of the Holy Spirit,” Pope Francis said on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.

Pope Francis focused on what he said he has learned in more than 50 years of priesthood and from listening to and assisting priests as a Jesuit provincial, archbishop and pope.

Father Cozzens’ book, “The Changing Face of the Priesthood,” published in 2000, set the course for much of his life after he stepped down as president-rector of St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology in the Diocese of Cleveland a year later to focus on teaching and writing.

The assembly, which included laity, ended with a document calling for increased roles for women and excluded groups.

This is the story of the 11 women who have several things in common, recounting abuses of power and psychological or emotional abuse.

During a private meeting, the pope spoke to the Jesuits about his health, the pastoral work of Jesuits in Slovakia, and how he deals with suspicions or criticisms.