Pope Francis gives every indication of wanting to go down as one of the great reformers in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.

With the recent publication of the apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (or The Joy of Love), he finally pronounced on whether the church would begin allowing divorced and remarried Catholics (whose first marriages haven't been annulled) to receive the sacrament of communion. Answer: Official doctrine says no, but priests can say yes.

So what's next?

If a landmark three-day conference held at the Vatican last week is any indication, it may well be the church's position on matters of war and peace.

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