US EditionThe politics of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis
- Maureen K. Day surveyed America's Catholic Church after Pope Francis' papacy, focusing on the politics and identity of the Church in 2025.
- This survey followed Pope Francis' tenure, noted for worldwide admiration due to his personality and outreach connecting doctrine to immigration and climate issues.
- Day found that Pope Francis neither fully satisfied progressives nor traditionalists, revealing a split in U.S. Catholic responses to his moderate reforms.
- The text highlights Pope Francis’ fight for peace, referencing his trip to Lampedusa, and presents theodicy debates, quoting Kant’s view that God might judge differently than humans.
- These findings imply ongoing tensions within Catholic politics and identity as the Church navigates complex moral challenges beyond Pope Francis’ papacy.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 38% Center
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