Father Seán Connolly, priest at the church of Saint Margaret of Cortona in the Bronx, told Newsmax on Tuesday that while he doesn’t see the Roman Catholic Church getting more progressive under a new Papacy, he cautions that the chatter around progressive vs. conservative Popes is a trap.
Connolly joined “National Report” to react to the death of Pope Francis and the controversial legacy he leaves behind, particularly on social issues.
“I do not see it going more progressively. And you know, I think we need to be careful because the church isn’t a political institution. Obviously, it’s human; there’s political elements to it. But there really is no such thing as a Republican Pope versus a Democratic Pope, right?” Connolly said. “The changing of Papacy isn’t like the changing of presidential administrations in the United States government. We profess the one and the same faith, and the mission of the Pope is to confirm or to strengthen us in that one and the same faith.”
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