List of Figures and Tables Introduction: Discussing Approaches to the Study of Papal Authority 1 The Discarded Image: The Pope on hbo and Netflix 1 Films on the Modern Papacy 2 Evolving Archetypes of the Papacy 3 Two Ways for the Future Church 3.1 The Way of Rigorism 3.2 The Middle Way 4 Discarded Image: In Search of Papal Metaphors of Being Radical Traditionalism as Atheistic 4.1 Secular Sacred 4.2 Nominalism 2 Portraying Francis on the Web 1 Choose Your YouTube Narrative: The Pope as a Threat or Hope? 1.1 The Pope as Hope 1.2 The Pope as the Enemy 1.3 The Pope's Agency 2 Polarized Approaches to Websites 2.

1 Francis Makes Things Simple 2.2 Francis Changes the Accent of Catholic Teaching 2.3 Francis Recognizes the Other's Primacy 3 Traditional Catholic Users: Consuming Mediated Papacy, Protecting the Old Rules and Doctrines 1 Defining Traditional Catholic Users 2 Three Types of Traditional Catholic Users 2.1 Negotiators 2.2 Descriptors 2.3 Contesters 3 Identity Marks: Objective Truth, Catholic Orthodoxy and the Latin Mass 3.1 The Idea of Objective Truth and Unchanging Human Nature 3.2 Identity Reflecting Catholic Orthodoxy 3.

3 The Latin Mass as a Point of Reference 4 Strategies for Negotiating Francis' Leadership 4.1 Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome, or Maybe Simply Bergoglio? 4.2 Refiguring the Sacred 4 Post-Vatican ii Catholic Users: Media Consumption, Supporting the Modern Papacy 1 Defining Post-Vatican iiCatholic Users 2 Three Types of Post-Vatican iiCatholic Users 2.1 Digital Followers 2.2 Hybrid Followers 2.3 Supporters 3 Hallmarks of Christian Life: Decentralization of Orthodoxy and Contextualization of Catholicism 3.1 Decentralization of Orthodoxy 3.2 Catholicism Dwelled in the Context 4 Approaches to Francis' Ministry 4.

1 Ways to Embrace Francis 4.2 Leadership that Matters 4.3 Refiguring the Ministry Conclusion: Rethinking the Pope's Authority through the Activities of Traditional and Liberal Catholic Users 1 Rethinking the Pope's Authority in the Digital Sphere 2 The Deeply Mediatized Way of Negotiating the Pope's Authority 3 Final Thoughts on the Future of Papacy in the Digital Age Methodological Appendix Bibliography Index.