When it comes to the pope’s right-wing critics in the United States, the pontiff has a broad spectrum from which to choose.
on his visit to Lisbon in early August, when a priest who had recently been to the United States said he encountered many critics of Francis. The pope responded that some Catholics in the United States exhibit “backwardness” and warned that at times “ideologies replace faith.”
Overall, U.S. Catholics skew more liberal than many other religious groups — or, in some cases, Americans in general — on same-sex marriage, contraception, abortion access and other social issues. They also overwhelmingly support Francis:Advertisement But a vocal subset of conservative Catholics consistently voices consternation at the pope’s views on matters including divorced Catholics, pro-choice politicians receiving Communion, as well as at the pontiff’s emphasis on issues other than abortion and his attention to climate change. While not all have singled out the pope himself, they frequently have opposed many of his messages.
“Some of this is about the faith, and what is true and how do you share it,” said John Carr, the founder of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University. “Some of it is about power — ecclesial, political and economic power. Pope Francis is a threat to the status quo in all those areas.”
If this is what Francis was talking about, however, it does not explain the whom. Carr would not speculate, and several Catholic writers from across the ideological spectrum expressed frustration about the vagueness of the pope’s comments. Francis did not exactly clarify things when asked about the matter while flying to Mongolia.
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