Geographical: The Catholic Church is global. America is a small part of the globe. It has some weight but Vatican has other concerns too.
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Philosophical: Catholic ties to natural law tradition & Continental philosophy means relative disengagement from anglo-American thought
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Chronological: From Church's point of view, contemporary American liberalism & conservatism (both born circa 1932) are new & transitory.
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Very few Americans, either liberal or conservative, engage with Catholic social thought, which is a shame since it is rich body of work
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Probably biggest barrier to Americans engaging with Francis is not secularism or modern liberalism or conservatism but Lockean liberalism.
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Anyways, Pope's visit should be opportunity to reflect on fact there are things well outside our political battles, entire complex cultures!
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Catholicism, indeed Christianity, indeed most serious religions, pose a real challenge to way almost all of us live our lives.
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It's okay to reject challenge offered by religion (I do!). But we should acknowledge challenge exist & not assimilate religion to ideology
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Catholicism in its most intense form is very alien, very counter-modern. That's a strength. It's good to have real alternatives.
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@aleand67 that's a reasonable choice.
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