Here, Untying the Knots differs from another well-received biography, Austen Ivereigh’s The Great Reformer, which argues for continuity in Bergoglio’s
motivations and actions. But it is hard to believe today that Cardinal Bergoglio was once known as “horseface” for his dour disposition, or that his calculating management style became the “focal point of a deep rift” in the Jesuit community.
