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.

  • Rekonok@sh.itjust.works
    51·
    1 year ago

    From a believer POV obviously

    The whole point of organizing religion is telling people “you are so dumb misguided by the Devil so our scholars gonna tell you how to behave”

    • PeleSpirit@lemmy.world
      32·
      1 year ago

      To be fair, we all start out as dumb as children which is why a lot of religions get the children involved as young as possible. When it’s “the way it is” for most of your life, it’s hard to break free.