{"id":2014289,"date":"2023-08-28T13:46:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T17:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-blasts-us-catholics-for-reactionary-views\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T13:48:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T17:48:30","slug":"pope-francis-blasts-us-catholics-for-reactionary-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-blasts-us-catholics-for-reactionary-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis criticizes US Catholics for &#8216;backward&#8217; beliefs."},"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-francis-blasts-us-catholics-for-reactionary-views%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=2014289&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 Criticizes &#8220;Reactionary&#8221; State of U.S. Catholic Church<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Catholic Church in the United States has come under fire from Pope Francis, who recently described it as &#8220;reactionary&#8221; during \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">closed-door meeting<\/a> with members\u200d of\u200b the Jesuit religious order in Portugal.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The pontiff specifically targeted the U.S. Catholic Church for its tendency \u200dto align itself with political\u2062 ideologies rather\u200b than upholding the traditions of the Catholic Church. These remarks, made on Aug. 5, were only \u2063published in the Jesuit journal Civilta \u2064Cattolica\u2064 on Monday.<\/p>\n<h3>A &#8220;Reactionary Attitude&#8221; Prevails<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;You have seen that in the United \u2062States the situation is not easy: There is a very strong\u200c <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'.\">reactionary attitude<\/a>,&#8221; the pope reportedly stated. &#8220;It is \u200corganized and shapes the\u2062 way <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-issues-twitter-thread-allegedly-debunking-myths-about-trans-students-in-sports\/\" title=\"ACLU Issues Twitter Thread Allegedly Debunking \u2018Myths\u2019 About Trans Students In Sports\">people belong<\/a>, \u2063even emotionally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pope\u2062 Francis highlighted a prevailing &#8220;climate of closure&#8221; in \u2063the United States, where the true traditions of the\u200d church \u200bcan\u2063 be \u200dlost\u200c and replaced by ideological \u200csupport, \u2063leading to a factional view of the church.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;In other words, ideology \u2063replaces faith, membership \u200din a sector\u2062 of the Church replaces membership \u200din \u2064the Church,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2063 pope emphasized that the U.S. Catholic Church&#8217;s mistake lies\u200c in viewing the \u2064doctrine of the\u200c church as a rigid entity, disconnected from its roots. He urged for a correct evolution in the understanding of faith and morals, reminding those who \u2064resist change that &#8220;backwardness\u200c is useless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Resistance to Pope Francis&#8217;s Liberal Approach<\/h3>\n<p>Throughout Pope Francis&#8217;s pontificate, the Catholic bishops\u2064 in the United States have \u2064faced criticism for not fully embracing his\u2062 more\u2063 liberal approach to leading\u200c the\u2064 Catholic Church, which differs \u200cfrom the conservative stances\u200c of previous popes Benedict\u200b XVI and John Paul \u200bII.<\/p>\n<p>Notably,\u200b bishops such as Joseph Strickland of \u200bTyler, Texas, and Cardinal Raymond Burke have \u2063been vocal critics of the \u200dpope&#8217;s governing style. Strickland \u200drecently published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-blasts-us-catholics-for-reactionary-views\/\" title=\"Pope Francis criticizes US Catholics for 'backward' beliefs.\">pastoral letter expressing concerns<\/a> about potential attempts to soften the church&#8217;s teachings \u200con contraception,\u200c same-sex \u2062marriage, and eternal salvation during the upcoming \u200dSynod \u200don Synodality.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Regrettably, it \u2064may be that some will label as schismatics those who disagree with the changes being proposed,&#8221; Strickland wrote. &#8220;Be assured, however, that no one who remains firmly upon the plumb line of our Catholic\u200c faith\u200b is a\u2063 schismatic.\u2064 We \u200bmust remain\u200d unabashedly and truly Catholic, regardless \u200dof what may\u200d be brought forth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The tensions\u200d between Pope\u2063 Francis and certain factions within the U.S. Catholic Church\u2063 continue to shape the \u200dlandscape of the church&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more\u200c from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a private gathering with Jesuit members in Portugal, Pope Francis expressed his disapproval of the U.S. Catholic Church, labeling it &#8220;reactionary&#8221; and accusing it of aligning with political ideologies. 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