Pope Francis Rolling Stone Cover

He is the first pope to ever be featured.

Pope francis rolling stone cover.

The pope rocks or at least rolling stone thinks so. Rolling stone cover subject. It s the first time the staunchly liberal rock music bible has featured a roman catholic pontiff on its cover which is typically graced by pop stars and movie idols. Pope francis is taking his place alongside icons of american popular culture by appearing on the cover of rolling stone magazine which hit newsstands on january 31 2014.

Read our full cover story on pope francis here now. 4 responses to pope francis rolling stone cover. I think the breaking point was that the vatican would be facing a drilling by the un on the church s child abuse scandals and why there was a pervasive culture of cover up throughout the church apparently from the vatican on down. Robed in white and waving at an unknown subject he is accompanied by a 7 700 word cover story aptly titled the times.

Pope francis is a gift from heaven a prophetic voice willing to be a critic of capitalism and imperialism says cornel west long a leading voice on the christian left. Inside the pope s gentle revolution a 7 700 word profile by contributing editor mark binelli who went inside the vatican to report. Religious figure turns rock star. Pope francis on the cover of rolling stone.

13 issue as part of an in depth profile entitled appropriately the. I don t want to. Pope francis has achieved rock star status. Rolling stone sent contributing editor mark binelli inside the vatican to deliver a portrait of his holiness a man who was born jorge mario.

Mark binelli s extensive 7 700 word cover story reflects the pope s unusually wide appeal which cuts across demographic lines of age political views and even religious affiliation. The pontiff will grace the feb. 13 cover of rolling stone joining the ranks of past cover stars johnny cash led zeppelin and sting not to mention. Pope francis has become the first pontiff to grace the cover of rolling stone magazine.

Pope francis bishop of rome sovereign of the vatican city state his holiness has another title to add to his papal resume. 28 january 2014 at 8 45 pm. It is a typical picture of the pope smiling and waving above the cover line the times they are a changin.