Pope Francis condemned the "very strong, organised, reactionary attitude" in the US church and said Catholic doctrine allows for change over time.

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.

    • marmo7ade@lemmy.world
      112·
      10 months ago

      You don’t need to personally give a shit. But you do need to be concerned with the world around you. Because it affects you. Unless you live in the woods, dug your own sewer system, and grew your own food. Then carry on being ignorant. Otherwise, you live in society.

      Many people do care what the pope says. And the decisions those people make will affect you. Same with Trump and any other massively popular public figure.