In the short term Francis may alienate the current US bishops, but Francis is trying to play a long game in remaking the US episcopate in the form of an abortion tolerant, gay marriage accepting group that will pursue immigration resettlement government contracts as a social services agency over preaching the gospel. Who cares if the pe…
In the short term Francis may alienate the current US bishops, but Francis is trying to play a long game in remaking the US episcopate in the form of an abortion tolerant, gay marriage accepting group that will pursue immigration resettlement government contracts as a social services agency over preaching the gospel. Who cares if the pews are empty as long as the USCCB coffers are full of money that can be channeled to one's political allies?
In the short term Francis may alienate the current US bishops, but Francis is trying to play a long game in remaking the US episcopate in the form of an abortion tolerant, gay marriage accepting group that will pursue immigration resettlement government contracts as a social services agency over preaching the gospel. Who cares if the pews are empty as long as the USCCB coffers are full of money that can be channeled to one's political allies?