VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Was he a saint or a sinner, an evangelizer or an enslaver?
Next week in Washington, Pope Francis will preside over one of the most controversial acts of his papacy. He will confer sainthood on the 18th century Spanish missionary Friar Junipero Serra, and in doing so, dive into a cultural battle in the United States.
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