Reflecting on the 50th Italian Catholic Social Week theme “At the Heart of Democracy,” Pope Francis said to the 900 participants, “Let’s be honest – it is evident that democracy is not in good health in today’s world. This concerns and worries us because the well-being of mankind is at stake, and nothing human can be alien to us.”
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The Reception of Vatican II: Historical and Theological Perspectives
In the May 8, 2024 New York Times Ross Douthat, a conservative Catholic convert with a large influential audience, published an op-ed entitled “Can Conservative and Liberal Catholics Coexist?” The progressive hope that Pope Francis would revitalize liberal Catholicism in the U.S. has proven illusory.