[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis and the "Clericalized Laity": a Confused CritiquePope Francis has issued an attack on American Catholics, denouncing them as "backwards" and "reactionary" in an interview released Monday. Francis has made similar comments against his perceived "conservative" critics on other occasions. This particular denunciation received much more press coverage not because it was nastier (Francis last summer accused traditionalists of having a "dead faith"), but because of his specification that the Catholics he is targeting are Americans. This embroiled Francis-- who has spent a total of six days in the U.S. as pope-- directly in U.S. political debates....