The Francis Effect discussed in the New York Times

Rorate Caeli ^ | 9/28/2016 | Kenneth J. Wolfe

[ebb tide]

Perhaps the greatest accomplishment of the papacy of Pope Francis is his unification of traditional Catholics and conservative Catholics. What started as an uncivil war in March 2013 -- when traditional Catholic sources such as Rorate (which was intimately familiar with Cardinal Bergoglio's work in Argentina) predicted a massive shift to the left, only to be harshly criticized by many Catholic conservatives who blindly defended Bergoglio as one who would continue the incremental restoration of Pope Benedict XVI -- has grown to a point where both camps are now singing from the same Liber.

[ebb tide]

The New York Times Op-Ed is a very interesting read, coming from a secular newspaper.

Has Pope Francis Failed

[kiwikit]

The absolute last place I’d look for information on Catholicism is the NYT or WAPO or CNN or any of the other anti-Christian sources.

[SubMareener]

We live in amazing times!

Revelation 17
6 I saw that the woman was drunk on the blood of the holy ones and on the blood of the witnesses to Jesus.
When I saw her I was greatly amazed.

7 The angel said to me, “Why are you amazed? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, the beast with the seven heads and the ten horns.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/revelation/17

[Talisker]

Perhaps the greatest accomplishment of the papacy of Pope Francis is his unification of traditional Catholics and conservative Catholics.

Depends on what your definition of "unification," is.

[Mrs. Don-o]

But that's precisely the point --- the intriguing detail here. What is the NYT doing, publishing the opinion of First Things editor Matthew Schmitz? Schmitz --- who suggests that Pope Francis has taken off in a wrong dirction, and gis pontificate is a failure --- is not by any means a NYT liberal! Here's some of his work:

Has Pope Francis Failed?
New York Times, September 28, 2016

Ordaining Women Isn’t the Answer
Catholic Herald, August 3, 2016

Donald Trump, Man of Faith
First Things, August 2016

Liberal Catholicism’s Unexpected Crisis
The Catholic Herald, July 21, 2016

The Death Penalty Is Just and Merciful
National Review, May 29, 2015

[bgill]

Must have been a typo. It should have been disunification.

[Tanniker Smith]

unification of traditional Catholics and conservative Catholics

The who and the what now?