Pope Francis' concerns about 'reactionary' American Catholics divided U.S. Catholic leaders.
His remarks, made public on Monday, were made in response to a question from a Portuguese Jesuit who said he was"saddened" during a sabbatical in the U.S., during which he saw Catholics take a"hostile" tone to"You have seen that in the United States, the situation is not easy: there is a very strong reactionary attitude. It is organized and shapes the way people belong, even emotionally," the Pope said.
Pope Francis meets with journalists during his return flight to Rome at the conclusion of his 42nd international Apostolic Visit for World Youth Day 2023 on August 06, 2023. Pope Francis' concerns about U.S. Catholics becoming too political divided U.S. Catholic leaders."And there, one can lose the true tradition and turn to ideologies for support. In other words, ideology replaces faith, membership in a sector of the Church replaces membership in the Church," he said.
"It comes across as judgmental. It also comes across as he doesn't understand America too well," he said."Of course, we're going to be involved in politics. This is America." Pavone said that the debate over abortion and other political issues"distinguishes America," and that the Pope should better understand that people"make their views openly" in the country. He added that he believes his words were"valuative rather than descriptive," and it would be more helpful for him to"describe the behavior he's referring to.
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