{"id":2014199,"date":"2023-08-28T12:12:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-targets-american-conservatives-says-us-church-is-backward\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T12:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:13:12","slug":"pope-targets-american-conservatives-says-us-church-is-backward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-targets-american-conservatives-says-us-church-is-backward\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope criticizes US conservatives, calls American Church &#8216;outdated&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpope-targets-american-conservatives-says-us-church-is-backward%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2014199&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Pope Francis \u200bCriticizes Backwardness of Some U.S. Catholic\u2062 Church Conservatives<\/h2>\n<p>Pope Francis has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/must-watch-foxs-maccallum-blisters-national-teachers-union-president-on-alleged-influence-on-biden-critical-race-theory-1619-project\/\" title=\"MUST-WATCH: Fox\u2019s MacCallum Blisters National Teachers Union President On Alleged Influence On Biden, Critical Race Theory, 1619 Project\">strongly criticized<\/a> the \u201cbackwardness\u201d of certain conservatives within the U.S. Catholic Church, accusing them of prioritizing ideology over faith. He argues that a correct understanding \u200dof Catholic doctrine allows for\u200c change and evolution over time.<\/p>\n<p>These comments from Pope Francis \u200backnowledge the divisions within the U.S. Catholic Church, which has been divided between progressives and conservatives.\u2062 The conservative faction has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-targets-american-conservatives-says-us-church-is-backward\/\" title=\"Pope criticizes US conservatives, calls American Church 'outdated'.\">traditionally found support<\/a> in the \u2064doctrinaire papacies of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, particularly on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Many conservatives have criticized Pope Francis for his emphasis on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-virtue-signaling-corporations-trying-to-prove-their-wokeness\/\" title=\"5 Virtue Signaling Corporations Trying To Prove Their \u2018Wokeness\u2019\">social justice issues<\/a>, such as the environment and poverty. They have also labeled his openness to allowing divorced and civilly remarried Catholics \u200bto receive the sacraments as heretical.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis made these remarks during a private \u2064meeting with Portuguese members of his Jesuit religious order while visiting Lisbon on August 5. The transcript of the \u2062encounter was published by \u200cthe Jesuit\u200b journal La Civilta Cattolica, which is vetted by \u2064the\u2062 Vatican secretariat of state.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, a\u200b Portuguese Jesuit\u200c expressed his distress over encountering Catholics, including some U.S. bishops, \u2064who criticized Pope Francis&#8217; papacy and \u2064the\u200c Jesuits of today. \u2062The Pope acknowledged this sentiment, describing it as a &#8220;very strong, \u200corganized, reactionary attitude&#8221; within the U.S. church, which\u200c he deemed &#8220;backward.&#8221; He warned that such an attitude leads to a closed-off climate, which is\u200b erroneous.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By doing this, you lose the true tradition and turn to ideologies for\u2064 support. In other words, ideologies replace\u200b faith,&#8221; he stated. He\u200c added, &#8220;The vision of the \u200cdoctrine of the church as a monolith is wrong. When you \u2062go backward, you create something closed off and disconnected from\u2064 the\u200b roots of the church, which has devastating effects on morality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Do you agree with \u200dPope \u200bFrancis?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">Completing \u200cthis poll \u2063entitles you to The \u200dWestern Journal news updates free of \u200dcharge. You may opt out\u200d at any time. You \u200balso agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> \u200band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms\u2062 of Use<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to remind these people that backwardness\u2063 is useless, and they \u200cmust understand that there\u2019s a \u2062correct evolution in the understanding of questions of faith and morals,&#8221; Pope Francis\u2063 emphasized.\u2062 He believes that doctrine can progress and consolidate over time.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis has previously acknowledged the criticism directed at\u2062 him by some U.S. conservatives, even \u2062joking that it was an &#8220;honor&#8221; \u2063to be attacked \u2064by Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal\u2063 has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have\u2063 altered it prior to \u200cpublication to ensure that\u200c it meets our editorial\u2063 standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-pope-targets-american-conservatives-says-us-church-backward\/\">Pope Targets\u2062 American Conservatives, Says US Church Is &#8216;Backward&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on\u2063 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u200c Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis criticizes conservative U.S. Catholics, calling their ideology a setback that replaces faith. He emphasizes that Catholic doctrine permits evolution and change. 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