Pope Francis faces formidable opposition to these goals in the USA (from the National Catholic Repoter May 19, 2023 by Tom Roberts):
‘A disturbing symbiosis exists between the disruptive, norm-trashing far right in our national politics and a similar force that has become prominent within the Catholic hierarchy in the United States. The relationship is alarming, given the established wisdom of church-state separation, but hardly surprising. As Mary Jo McConahay illustrates in Playing God: American Catholic Bishops and The Far Right, the two entities have become, over decades, increasingly dependent on and subservient to each other in a mutual pursuit of cultural influence.
Neither the political nor religious — in this case Catholic — right has gained its impressively disruptive power overnight. The evolution has occurred over decades.’
FreyjaRN Premium Member about 2 months ago
One can hope.
emiesty Premium Member about 2 months ago
A leader of vision. May he live long enough to keep those windows open.
jango about 2 months ago
Happy Pentecost Sunday All!
nancy13g about 2 months ago
That’s an enormous “if”.
lsnrchrd.1 Premium Member about 2 months ago
Pope Francis faces formidable opposition to these goals in the USA (from the National Catholic Repoter May 19, 2023 by Tom Roberts):
‘A disturbing symbiosis exists between the disruptive, norm-trashing far right in our national politics and a similar force that has become prominent within the Catholic hierarchy in the United States. The relationship is alarming, given the established wisdom of church-state separation, but hardly surprising. As Mary Jo McConahay illustrates in Playing God: American Catholic Bishops and The Far Right, the two entities have become, over decades, increasingly dependent on and subservient to each other in a mutual pursuit of cultural influence.
Neither the political nor religious — in this case Catholic — right has gained its impressively disruptive power overnight. The evolution has occurred over decades.’
oakie817 about 2 months ago
amen