Vol. 41, No. 01
01/13/2025
Secret Agreement That Neutralized the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church had already muted its anti-Communist voice when this essay was first published in 1985. Since then, that voice has been not only neutralized, but reversed. ...
This article by the late John F. McManus, published by The New American in December 1985, provides important historical information that is essential for understanding the alarming pontificate of Pope Francis and the current crisis in the Catholic Church. McManus served as managing editor and publisher of The New American, as well as president and public relations director of The John Birch Society. A graduate of Holy Cross College and a U.S. Marine Corps officer, he was a student of Catholic Church affairs for many years.
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Catholic bishops from throughout the world are in Rome attending a synod convened at the request of Pope John Paul II. As announced by the Pope earlier this year, the purpose of this gathering of Church officials is to examine the condition of the Church since the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). Liberal Catholics, who favor most of the remarkable changes in Church practices that flowed from the Council and its aftermath, greatly fear that the Pope intends to revert to past attitudes and practices. Conservative Catholics, on the other hand, want to return to much of what characterized the pre-conciliar Church, but they worry that the synod will unleash even more changes.
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