Pope Francis condemned the “very strong, organised, reactionary attitude” in the US church and said Catholic doctrine allows for change over time.
Pope Francis has blasted the “backwardness” of some conservatives in the US Catholic Church, saying they have replaced faith with ideology and that a correct understanding of Catholic doctrine allows for change over time.
Francis’ comments were an acknowledgment of the divisions in the US Catholic Church, which has been split between progressives and conservatives who long found support in the doctrinaire papacies of St John Paul II and Benedict XVI, particularly on issues of abortion and same-sex marriage.
Note that he said this in a private conversation, not an official statement.
He will backtrack on this in less than a week, he always does this little dance.
Oh that’s a shame. Francis has been a bit of a punk rock pope so far.
In relation to the ultra conservative Catholic church that is.
He’s got russophilic tendencies too which is kinda blech.
I assume there’s Russian Orthodox Church relations in there somewhere.
It’s schism all the way down…