Pope Francis was a rarity; he was the first Jesuit to attain the highest office in the Catholic Church. It is surprising to find Friedrich Nietzsche and Blaise Pascal as starting points in his encyclicals. Especially since Jesuits were discouraged from entering the church hierarchy by their founder, Ignatius of Loyola.
Pope Francis was a rarity; he was the first Jesuit to attain the highest office in the Catholic Church. It is surprising to find Friedrich Nietzsche and Blaise Pascal as starting points in his encyclicals. Especially since Jesuits were discouraged from entering the church hierarchy by their founder, Ignatius of Loyola.
I wondered how it could be that the vice president would openly criticize his new Church.
As it turns out, the basic tenet of this new band of Catholics:
"Post-liberals share some longstanding Catholic conservative views, such as opposition to abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. They envision a counterrevolution in which they take over government bureaucracy and institutions like universities from within, replacing entrenched “elites” with their own and acting upon their vision of the “common good.”
Sure enough, Mr. Vance has described himself as a post liberal.
Because, like Ross Douthat, he is a vitriolic covert who thinks he knows better than those who have been practicing the Catholic faith their entire lives. Pope Francis is the exemplar of what the Jesuits stand for.
Pope Francis was a rarity; he was the first Jesuit to attain the highest office in the Catholic Church. It is surprising to find Friedrich Nietzsche and Blaise Pascal as starting points in his encyclicals. Especially since Jesuits were discouraged from entering the church hierarchy by their founder, Ignatius of Loyola.
I wondered how it could be that the vice president would openly criticize his new Church.
As it turns out, the basic tenet of this new band of Catholics:
"Post-liberals share some longstanding Catholic conservative views, such as opposition to abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. They envision a counterrevolution in which they take over government bureaucracy and institutions like universities from within, replacing entrenched “elites” with their own and acting upon their vision of the “common good.”
Sure enough, Mr. Vance has described himself as a post liberal.
So, why would he head to the Vatican?
Because, like Ross Douthat, he is a vitriolic covert who thinks he knows better than those who have been practicing the Catholic faith their entire lives. Pope Francis is the exemplar of what the Jesuits stand for.