Pope Francis Shames “Backwards” Conservative Catholics in the U.S. During Meeting with Portuguese Jesuits

Pope Francis attacked conservative Catholics in the US during a meeting with Jesuits on Monday. Francis said US conservative Catholics were “backwards” in their thinking and have replaced faith with ideology. Pope Francis has blasted the “backwardness” of some conservatives in the U.S. Catholic Church, saying they have replaced faith with ideology and that a correct understanding of Catholic doctrine allows for change over time. Francis’ comments were an acknowledgment of the divisions in the