Pope Francis condemned the βvery strong, organised, reactionary attitudeβ in the US church and said Catholic doctrine allows for change over time.
Pope Francis has blasted the βbackwardnessβ 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.
Francisβ 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.