FROM THE CENTER TO THE PERIPHERY: HOLY SEE'S DIPLOMACY IDEOLOGICAL DISPLACEMENT AFTER POPE FRANCIS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22456/2238-6912.57030Keywords:
Holy See, Diplomacy, Transnational ActorAbstract
Through an international reading of the first years of his pontificate, associated to the analysis of the global and regional context – emphasizing the Latin-American conjuncture – that preceded him, this research highlights the role that the Holy See can play in the current reordering moment, not only of the religious, but also of the political context. This study also seeks to build new conceptual categories that may be able to explain the notion of transnational religious actor and its role on the international arena, which is considered a secularized system.