Eugene Kennedy Quotes


The whole world feels that it knows Francis, not so much because he follows Francis of Assisi but because he is always himself. We have seen him pay his own hotel bill and heard that Francis called Buenos Aires for a pair of ordinary black shoes, like John XXIII, who preferred stout peasant shoes to the traditional papal footwear.


Citations

Kennedy, Eugene. "Pope Francis: A Familiar Parish Priest." National Catholic Reporter, 19 Mar. 2013.

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Eugene Kennedy
Eugene Kennedy
  • Born: August 28, 1928
  • Died: June 3, 2015
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Psychologist Religion, Columnist

Eugene Cullen Kennedy was a psychologist, award-winning writer, public intellectual, syndicated columnist, and professor emeritus of Loyola University Chicago. A laicized Catholic priest and a long-time observer of the Catholic Church, the work of Eugene Cullen Kennedy spans many genres. He has published over 50 books that include 2 biographies, 3 novels, a play, as well as books on psychology, on the Roman Catholic Church and the relationship between psychology and religion. In the early 1970s, inspired by Vatican II, he emerged as a powerful voice for reform and modernization of the Roman Catholic Church.