In Memoriam: Pope Francis, instrument of peace, antithesis of MAGA Catholicism
GUEST COLUMN, J. Basil Dannebohm
“A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian.” – Pope Francis
As a record number of pilgrims representing all walks of life filled the streets of Rome to mourn the death of “The People’s Pope,” history will indicate the fiercest critics of the Francis Pontificate were American Catholics. This should come as no surprise. Since the 1970’s, the American Catholic Church has been little more than a lobbying arm of the Republican Party, having dived deep into secular politics while drifting away from the authentic gospel.
Francis was the antithesis of American Catholicism.
