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.

  • @Railing5132
    14•1 year ago

    I think a better option would be stripping the tax exempt status from the ones that politik from the pulpit. Actually enforce the law we have now instead of being afraid of looking like we’re persecuting them. Hell, they all have that complex already anyway.

    Taxing them all would just open the floodgates.

    • @atempuser23English
      15•1 year ago

      It’s very inline with the church’s teaching to pay taxes.

      Mark 12:17 Then Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and give to God the things that are God’s.” The men were amazed at what Jesus said.

      There is no religious conflict at all with taxing churches.

      • @[email protected]
        1•1 year ago

        There is no religious conflict at all with taxing churches.

        You gave one example for one religion. I don’t necessarily think taxing churches is a bad idea, but I don’t think that’s a great argument for it.

        • @atempuser23English
          3•1 year ago

          This is in a thread about a sect of Christianity. I am not aware of another religion that uses the word church. The dictionary definition is christian house of worship. Jewish Synagogue. Islamic Mosque. Hindu Temple. Norse Hof. Greek and Roman temples.

          Talking about taxing churches is about a tax on Christian houses of worship. There is no Christian religious rule against it, which means that it would be a stretch for anyone to claim that the government is violating the first amendment.

          • @[email protected]
            1•1 year ago

            I assumed you meant churches as all places of worship. If you meant you want to only tax Christians, then I completely disagree with you.

    • FlashMobOfOne
      3•1 year ago

      Taxing them all would just open the floodgates.

      You say that as if it’s a bad thing.

      These assholes should deal with a real flood for once.

      • @[email protected]
        5•1 year ago

        I dont think the churches that just sit and read a book are really deserving of a “flood”. I also wouldn’t call taxes a flood though, so I’m not opposed to that.