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.

  • Alien Nathan Edward
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    31 year ago

    If the god existed surely they would have the bright idea to drop some updated material every few decades

    this was part of what Jesus was supposed to do, actually.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      … and Mohammed… and Joseph Smith…

      Depending on which items of Abrahamic scripture you consider canon.