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Balance & Consensus. Protégé of the austere Pius XII, close friend of the jovial John XXIII, Giovanni Battista Montim in the third year of his pontificate has slowly emerged from the shadow of his great predecessors with a style and program all his own. John was an intuitive, charismatic prophet who threw open the windows and doors of the church to let in fresh air without worrying about?or even fully understanding?the consequences. By contrast, Paul is a detached and painstakingly analytical technician who has left the windows open?but who keeps checking the thermometer lest any cold drafts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Papacy: Reluctant Revolutionary | 9/24/1965 | See Source »

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