‘Inventing Impressionism’ at the National Gallery, London 25

C O L U M N S

Francis Campbell ‘Debate surrounding immigration can all too easily drift into prejudice’ / 5

Christopher Howse’s Presswatch ‘Cromwell (T.) and Cromwell (O.) knocked churches about a bit. Where does this get us?’ / 7

Sara Maitland ‘What on earth can complementarity actually be?’ / 11

R E G U L A R S

Great Catholics 17 Puzzles 17 Parish Practice 18 Notebook 19 Letters 20 The Living Spirit 21

L’Arche, the organisation for disabled people, whose founder has won recognition 12

CONTENTS 14 MARCH 2015 // VOL 269 NO. 9091

F E A T U R E S

4 / Enigmatic leader at the moral frontier Jorge Bergoglio’s formative influences may define his papacy / BY JIMMY BURNS

6 / Better the devil they know? As Israelis prepare to vote, Netanyahu is looking vulnerable / BY BERNARD WASSERSTEIN

8 / Heal our Church

Anti-abuse campaigner Peter Saunders on making the world safe for children

BY ELENA CURTI

10 / Full equality, nothing less The role of women in the Church during The Tablet’s 175 years / BY ALANA HARRIS

12 / Real care in real communities Templeton Prize winner Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche / BY TOM HENEGHAN

13/ Networks of friendship The changing face of L’Arche in the UK / BY HAZEL BRADLEY

13 / Lent meditation The fourth in our series of reflections for Easter / BY JOAN CHITTISTER

14 / Messengers of a brave new Word The Irish priesthood since the heady days of Vatican II / BY WILLIAM KING

15/ Bringing down the caliphate IS terrorism has new and unfamiliar motives and methods / BY IVOR ROBERTS

N E W S

28 / Mennini denies hearing Aldo Moro’s last confession

The Church in the World 29 / The Church ‘must reflect full equality of men and women’ News from Britain and Ireland 32 / Priests drum up support to resist change

COVER ILLUSTRATION: JENNIFER WADDELL

B O O K S / P A G E 2 2

Maximilian de Gaynesford Philosophy of Religion: towards a more humane approach JOHN COTTINGHAM

Ian Thomson Chasing the Scream: the first and last days of the war on drugs JOHANN HARI

Mary Blanche Ridge Landmarks ROBERT MACFARLANE

Lynn Roberts Ishmael’s Oranges CLAIRE HAJAJ

A R T S / P A G E 2 5

Exhibitions Inventing Impressionism LAURA GASCOIGNE

Cinema Suite Française FRANCINE STOCK

Theatre Multitudes MARK LAWSON

Television Poldark JOHN MORRISH

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