A Vatican Shot Across the Bow for Hard-Line U.S. Catholics (NY Times)

The New York Times ^ | AUG. 2, 2017 | JASON HOROWITZ

[Salman]

VATICAN CITY — Two close associates of Pope Francis have accused American Catholic ultraconservatives of making an alliance of “hate” with evangelical Christians to back President Trump, further alienating a group already out of the Vatican’s good graces.

The authors, writing in a Vatican-vetted journal, singled out Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Trump’s chief strategist, as a “supporter of an apocalyptic geopolitics” that has stymied action against climate change and exploited fears of migrants and Muslims with calls for “walls and purifying deportations.”

The article warns that conservative American Catholics have strayed dangerously into the deepening political polarization in the United States. The writers even declare that the worldview of American evangelical and hard-line Catholics, which is based on a literal interpretation of the Bible, is “not too far apart’’ from jihadists.

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[Salman]

It's The New York Times, so there's a strong possibility of distortion in this story, but here it is.

[Alberta's Child]

I always turn to a Jewish writer from the New York Times for an accurate, objective story about Catholicism.

/sarcasm off/

[HarleyLady27]

Being born, raised and attended Catholic School, I can attest that I would rather follow Our President to the ends of the earth rather than see, hear or anything else with FRANKIE the dip wad!!!

He is the ‘false prophet’ and if he doesn't like We the American Catholics, tough crap...I know what I was taught in my life of my religion and I can tell you this FRAUD is as worthless as a pimple on the south end of a jackass headed north!!!

[pgkdan]

It's The New York Times, so there's a strong possibility of distortion in this story, but here it is.

I doubt that. The pope and the slimes have a shared hatred for Christianity.

[NorthMountain]

It's The New York Times so I'm not convinced that "Pope Francis", much less his "two close associates" even exist ...

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Hmmmm... did someone mention the Vatican?

[NorthMountain]

Wow ... a fake picture to accompany a fake news article from the fake “New” “York” “Times”. You and “Jason” “Horowitz” have about the same (negative) credibility.

[Calvin Locke]

...so there's a strong possibility of distortion in this story,

Yeah, but under the RCC's current "leadership", I think not.

[onedoug]

The new york times will whip these recalcitrant Catholics back into line.

[MMaschin]

Wow ... a fake picture to accompany a fake news article from the fake “New” “York” “Times”. You and “Jason” “Horowitz” have about the same (negative) credibility.

There is nothing "fake" about the Vatican's attack on conservative Catholics, or it's loathing of Trump.

Pope Francis is a Socialist, and despises capitalism.

[NorthMountain]

You’ll have to show it from a credible source. The “New” “York” “Times” rates somewhere below the “Weekly World News”.

[rochester_veteran]

He is the ‘false prophet’ and if he doesn't like We the American Catholics, tough crap...I know what I was taught in my life of my religion and I can tell you this FRAUD is as worthless as a pimple on the south end of a jackass headed north!!!

I was born and raised Catholic and went K-12 to Catholic schools as well and I share your sentiments of Bergoglio, HarleyLady27! He's a socialist that's a tool for the globalists and the more he speaks, the more he makes it self evident. In my morning prayers, I ask God for the gift of discernment so I can navigate myself and my family through the times that we're living in.

[Ann Archy]

That was NOT necessary....or Classy.

[jeffc]

Hit back: accuse the Pope of hating real Catholics....

[DuncanWaring]

True.

But you can’t say it’s not accurate.

Unfortunately.

[Cicero]

“ultraconservatives.”

Liberal code for decent people.

[joma89]

More #Fakenews. When the little boy cried wolf to many times, everyone stopped believing him.

So goes the liberal media. They lie about the lying liars and then lie about lying about the lying liars.

JoMa

[Ann Archy]

Yes I can.

[G Larry]

“has stymied action against climate change”

GOOD!

Population control is foundational in the fraud of “climate change”.

Population control is antithetical to Catholic doctrine.

I will argue that point with ANYONE at the Vatican.

[TennTuxedo]

There is a coming split in the Catholic Church.