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Since the beginning of his pontificate on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis has been a controversial leader of the Roman Catholic Church. From his comments about the possible salvation of atheists to his handling of the sexual scandal within the Church, Francis has both invigorated and exasperated Roman Catholics and Protestants alike. Indeed, some (many?) wonder to what extent this pope faithfully adheres to and promotes traditional Catholic theology and practice. Hence, we have need for a second edition of Eduardo Echeverria's Pope Francis: The Legacy of Vatican II. With deep respect for and adherence to the Church's Tradition and Magisterium, Echeverria contends that ""the faith of the Church and the concomitant unity of faith and communion is endangered by the confusion generated by Pope Francis in specific teachings."" This book is a must read for those who are concerned by such endangerment. -- Gregg R. Allison A responsible evaluation of the sometimes controversial statements on doctrinal matters made by Pope Francis requires deep knowledge of Catholic theology and of the pope's own thought, respect for the person and office of the Holy Father, and the intellectual honesty seriously to grapple with the difficult questions raised by some of the statements in question. Few scholars meet all of these conditions, but Eduardo Echeverria certainly does. This revised version of his important study of Pope Francis is most welcome and urgently needed. -- Edward Feser Eduardo Echeverria provides a needed critical assessment of Pope Francis's pontificate to this date, one that is balanced and rooted in a lively faith and deep knowledge of the documents of Vatican II. -- Patrick Lee If Christianity is not a revealed religion, it is a false religion. That is why Christians must always ""contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints,"" a task at which Eduardo Echeverria excels. Here he offers a penetrating analysis of the contending interpretations of the II Vatican Council that is faithful to what has been believed always, everywhere, and by all orthodox Catholics but also employs the best of contemporary theological insight to assist the reader in understanding all that the Church believes and teaches to be revealed by God. -- Fr. Jay Scott Newman Echeverria takes on the hard task of offering a 'filial correction' of Pope Francis' approach to the immutability of Church dogma, yet he does it in a spirit of faithfulness and with a hermeneutics of charity. His arguments are saturated with the wisdom of tradition, deeply set in scripture, and enriched by ecumenical receptivity. -- Dr. Adonis Vidu For the last fifty years, the interpretation of the Second Vatican Council has been at the center of Catholic intellectual life. In recent years, the enigmatic papacy of Pope Francis has been the object of similar hermeneutical debates. In this book, Eduardo Echeverria provides important keys for understanding the pontificate of Francis and its relationship to the legacy of Vatican II. Echeverria penetratingly unearths the philosophical presuppositions of the Pope's thought. In this substantially revised second edition, he convincingly argues that the Council's legacy is essentially contested in Francis's papacy. -- Dr. Mats Wahlberg

Since the beginning of his pontificate on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis has been a controversial leader of the Roman Catholic Church. From his comments about the possible salvation of atheists to his handling of the sexual scandal within the Church, Francis has both invigorated and exasperated Roman Catholics and Protestants alike. Indeed, some (many?) wonder to what extent this pope faithfully adheres to and promotes traditional Catholic theology and practice. Hence, we have need for a second edition of Eduardo Echeverria's Pope Francis: The Legacy of Vatican II. With deep respect for and adherence to the Church's Tradition and Magisterium, Echeverria contends that the faith of the Church and the concomitant unity of faith and communion is endangered by the confusion generated by Pope Francis in specific teachings. This book is a must read for those who are concerned by such endangerment. -- Gregg R. Allison A responsible evaluation of the sometimes controversial statements on doctrinal matters made by Pope Francis requires deep knowledge of Catholic theology and of the pope's own thought, respect for the person and office of the Holy Father, and the intellectual honesty seriously to grapple with the difficult questions raised by some of the statements in question. Few scholars meet all of these conditions, but Eduardo Echeverria certainly does. This revised version of his important study of Pope Francis is most welcome and urgently needed. -- Edward Feser Eduardo Echeverria provides a needed critical assessment of Pope Francis's pontificate to this date, one that is balanced and rooted in a lively faith and deep knowledge of the documents of Vatican II. -- Patrick Lee If Christianity is not a revealed religion, it is a false religion. That is why Christians must always contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints, a task at which Eduardo Echeverria excels. Here he offers a penetrating analysis of the contending interpretations of the II Vatican Council that is faithful to what has been believed always, everywhere, and by all orthodox Catholics but also employs the best of contemporary theological insight to assist the reader in understanding all that the Church believes and teaches to be revealed by God. -- Fr. Jay Scott Newman Echeverria takes on the hard task of offering a 'filial correction' of Pope Francis' approach to the immutability of Church dogma, yet he does it in a spirit of faithfulness and with a hermeneutics of charity. His arguments are saturated with the wisdom of tradition, deeply set in scripture, and enriched by ecumenical receptivity. -- Dr. Adonis Vidu For the last fifty years, the interpretation of the Second Vatican Council has been at the center of Catholic intellectual life. In recent years, the enigmatic papacy of Pope Francis has been the object of similar hermeneutical debates. In this book, Eduardo Echeverria provides important keys for understanding the pontificate of Francis and its relationship to the legacy of Vatican II. Echeverria penetratingly unearths the philosophical presuppositions of the Pope's thought. In this substantially revised second edition, he convincingly argues that the Council's legacy is essentially contested in Francis's papacy. -- Dr. Mats Wahlberg

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Eduardo J. Echeverria is Professor of Philosophy and Systematic Theology in the Graduate School of Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, the Archdiocesan seminary of Detroit, where he has taught for thirteen years. He is also a Research Fellow in the Theology Faculty of the University of the Free State, South Africa. Professor Echeverria obtained his Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome. He received a doctorate in philosophy from the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Professor Echeverria is the author of Divine Election: A Catholic Orientation in Dogmatic and Ecumenical Perspective (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2016); Berkouwer and Catholicism, Disputed Questions (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2013), Vol. 24, Studies in Reformed Theology; ""In the Beginning..."" A Theology of the Body (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2011); Dialogue of Love: Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic Ecumenist (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2010); and Slitting the Sycamore, Christ and Culture in the New Evangelization, Monograph, 87 pp., No. 12, Christian Social Thought Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Acton Institute, 2008). Kindle edition, revised edition, Smashwords, 2012. A noted scholar, speaker, and teacher here and internationally, he is also the author of dozens of articles. Eduardo is a member of the American ecumenical initiative, Evangelicals and Catholics Together.

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