Impt for context of anti-Pope campaign 'Flirting with Schism', Commonweal, 9-6-18
This article provides more background on the controversy set off by the letter written by the former Papal Nuncio to US. Vigano claims Francis supported a church leader who molested boys and seminarians. It has been shown that this leader was supported and promoted by the 2 previous popes. He actually retired before Francis was chosen Pope. It's also been learned that Vigano himself protected and supported Nienstadt of Minnepolis-St Paul who did the same things that leader did.
The author claims some US conservative intellectuals are becoming Catholic not for theological reasons but to drive their US conservative agenda. He sees similarities with a movement in 1920s France whose leaders viewed religion as a way to implement their anti-democratic goals.
He points out that church leaders in So America and elsewhere have strongly supported Francis. But US church leaders have been silent.
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