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@RobertEllsberg
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@mfjlewis
. This article describes a very sad state of affairs. I remember when I realized that my enthusiasm for Pope Francis was not shared by all Catholics.
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Mike Lewis
@mfjlewis
This was a very difficult piece to write. But my experience is not unique, and the divisions caused by the war against Pope Francis are real, and personal. americamagazine.org/faith/2020/08/
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@RobertEllsberg
@RobertEllsberg
I was a guest on a Catholic radio show to talk about Dorothy Day, whom the host evidently admired. But when I expressed my feeling that DD would have loved Pope Francis the mood suddenly changed. “But what about the ‘dubia’??!” It was clear that I had crossed a line. 4 yrs ago.
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Mike Lewis
@mfjlewis
Wow. I really believe the dubia was the moment it all changed. For four cardinals to publicly insinuate that Francis had taught doctrinal error under the guise of seeking "clarity" was nothing short of astonishing.
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Mike Lewis
@mfjlewis
And the fact that one of them embarked on a media campaign where he advertised his desire to formally "correct" the pope (while the vast majority of bishops and popular apologists either supported him or ignored him) has led to all kinds of discord and division.
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Janet Hanson
@djhanson_87
Cradle Catholic with disillusionment syndrome. I was today years old when I first heard the term “the dubia”. What the “cool kids” talk about now, no doubt.
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