The Paradox of Pope Francis’s Power
In The Paradox of Pope Francis’s Power, an opinion article by David Ignatius, David tries to make the the argument that there is more than one type of power and that soft power is not only very real but quite desirable and exhibited by Pope Francis. David juxtaposes the visitation of Pope Francis and Chinese President Xi Jinping to the United States recently, making reference to “ the kind of intangible but world-changing influence that matters most now” written about by Harvard professor Joseph Nye. David makes Pope Francis and President Xi out to be total opposites as Big Daddy Xi “ruthlessly consolidates control of the Communist Party machinery, Xi misses the soft touch” where as Pope Francis“is strong because he is humble. His message resonates in a complex world because it is simple. He disdains the trappings of power, the pomp and fanfare, and thereby enhances his real power.”. However he strayed for a little too long when talking about Obama and Putin as a means of explaining why soft power is as valuable as if not more than hard power as they in his eyes “seem to crave the authenticity that the religious leader commands so effortlessly”. He left various links of articles elaborating of his main ideas but the average viewer will possibly not take the time to view these therefore weakening his argument.
In The Paradox of Pope Francis’s Power, an opinion article by David Ignatius, David tries to make the the argument that there is more than one type of power and that soft power is not only very real but quite desirable and exhibited by Pope Francis. David juxtaposes the visitation of Pope Francis and Chinese President Xi Jinping to the United States recently, making reference to “ the kind of intangible but world-changing influence that matters most now” written about by Harvard professor Joseph Nye. David makes Pope Francis and President Xi out to be total opposites as Big Daddy Xi “ruthlessly consolidates control of the Communist Party machinery, Xi misses the soft touch” where as Pope Francis“is strong because he is humble. His message resonates in a complex world because it is simple. He disdains the trappings of power, the pomp and fanfare, and thereby enhances his real power.”. However he strayed for a little too long when talking about Obama and Putin as a means of explaining why soft power is as valuable as if not more than hard power as they in his eyes “seem to crave the authenticity that the religious leader commands so effortlessly”. He left various links of articles elaborating of his main ideas but the average viewer will possibly not take the time to view these therefore weakening his argument.