Israel's Prophets and the Prophetic Effect of Pope Francis

“When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, a ninety-nine-year-old retired French journalist, Geneviève Honoré Lainé, celebrated his election thus: ‘We were expecting a Pontiff; God gives us a prophet’ (original in French). Dr. Udoekpo’s on-target study of the prophetic impact of Pope Francis alongside Israel’s prophet offers readers key insight for understanding and appreciating the Spirit-filled revolutionary mission of this Pope, as leader of a church whose very nature is prophetic.”


—Teresa Okure, SHCJ, Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt, Nigeria





“In this exposition, it has become even clearer that Pope Francis is a gift to our generation in a unique way. It needed no less a scholar than somebody like Dr. Udoekpo to bring out the prophetic worth of his ministry. . . . Now, the best way to appreciate this effort by our author is to make this work a must in every library and family bookshelf.”


—Emem Gerald Umoren, University of Uyo, Nigeria