http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/05/20/vatican-insider-pope-probably-dislikes-americans/ Vatican Insider: Pope Probably Dislikes America and Americans Allen writes, One might suspect Fellay was deflecting, except for this: He’s absolutely, one hundred percent right about what one typically hears in Rome on the subject of who leaves this pope cold. By now, it’s clear that one defining feature both of Francis’ personality and his approach to governance – which shouldn’t be at all surprising, when you think about it – is a distinct ambivalence about the United States and about Americans. Allen says the Pope’s dislike of America and Americans springs from his Latin American origin and the fact that the “resentment of the U.S. is sort mother’s milk across the region.” Allen cites various coups engineered by the the U.S. in Honduras, Chile, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic. There is likely a fair bit of jealousy that Latin America has always stood in the religious, political and economic shadow of the United States. When U.S. presidents are not overthrowing leftist Latin American regimes, they tend to forget that Latin American even exists. This certainly must rankle even Catholic Bishops. Allen also cites the criticism the Pope has received since his elevation and that most of it comes from conservative American circles. Rush Limbaugh called him a Marxist. American Cardinal Raymond Burke was an outspoken critic of the Vatican powers-that-be and was demoted by Francis. Americans used to hold many positions of power in the Vatican. An American was the long-time head of the Papal Household, and the number two man at the Secretariat of State was Oklahoman Peter Wells, who is now Nuncio in South Africa. Francis was the only Pope in the last 80 years, except John XXIII, to have never set foot in the U.S. prior to his elevation to the Papacy. Though hundreds of thousands of Americans turned out for the Pope’s visit in September and, except for the massive fumble related to the private visit with Country Clerk Kim Davis, the visit was judged a huge success. Even so, there has been a steady chorus of criticism from US-based Catholic intellectuals and activists over many of the Pope’s utterances and seeming shifts in Catholic teachings, like communion for the divorced and civilly remarried. At best, there is an uneasy relationship between Pope Francis and an important strata of believers in the United States.
John Allen is CNN's go-to guy for all things Catholic along with Fr. Edward Beck. That's reason enough to take everything he or Fr. Beck says with a huge pinch of salt.
Yes, it's silly. Yes, take it with a grain of salt. But yes, all evidence points to it also being true.
So what!! He's entitled to his opinion. Unfortunately! A lot of USA Folks don't like him either!! .... much of that dislike thanks to Papa's inappropriate Off-Teleprompter comments! .... and, make no mistake! There are still plenty of USA Catholic Haters "Out-There" and Papa has got them all riled up too. GOD SAVE ALL HERE!!
I didn't begin to know my country of birth until I stepped outside of it. The world view of America is not pretty and I can't find fault with it. As an American I am filled with shame over our once Christian identity turning into Godlessness and celebrating that fact. I will love and protect my nation with all of my heart and pray for its deliverance until the end of time...but my eyes are wide open about who we are now. God bless our Holy Father, the Christian faithful, and all of America.
All evidence points to Pope Francis disliking conservatives. Stretching the evidence to mean that he doesn't like Americans is pure conjecture if not deliberate spin by John Allen. There's no shortage of liberal Catholics in the US. Judging by the circus surrounding the Papal visit to the US and the way it was portrayed by CNN, the evidence pointed to the Pope being very enamoured of America's liberal Catholics. I'm left wondering whether John Allen could be projecting his own bias onto the Pope.
Sounds like Trump ity Trump has a buddy in the Vatican if this is all true. Could it be a global leaders disease. David Cameron here in the UK seems to be talking out of the wrong orifice half the time these days, hope it will improve after the BREXIT.