US Christian’s don’t give a fuck about the pope. Probably most aren’t Catholic anyway. And even some of US Catholics (likely in the south and midwest) don’t give a fuck what the pope says either.
I think wha you meant to say is that American conservatism was a mistake. Not like Luther had any idea when was nailing his 99 thesis’s to the door that centuries later American conservatives would be so unscrupulous that they would weaponize the ignorance of the congregations to build an unholy malicious political coalition.
There’s an evolving strain of US Catholicism, exemplified by weirdos like JD Vance, who like the aesthetic of Catholicism (especially the Deus Vult thing) without really caring about any of the actual Catholic beliefs. It’s more like they have a childish misunderstanding of Catholicism as just being a more serious Christian. Which is not uncommon a misunderstanding in the south/Midwest, oddly enough - the desire for fundies to create a coalition to fight abortion in the 70’s/80’s really ended a lot of the more typical anti-Catholicism of the south.
Similar to the “American Orthodox,” which is the same idea with more of a Russian flavor.
The more entrenched conservative US christians would undoubtedly dismiss the pope’s message, but those who are less affiliated might give it some thought.
US Christian’s don’t give a fuck about the pope. Probably most aren’t Catholic anyway. And even some of US Catholics (likely in the south and midwest) don’t give a fuck what the pope says either.
American Protestantism was a huge mistake
I think wha you meant to say is that American conservatism was a mistake. Not like Luther had any idea when was nailing his 99 thesis’s to the door that centuries later American conservatives would be so unscrupulous that they would weaponize the ignorance of the congregations to build an unholy malicious political coalition.
Tbf a lot of that kind of started in England and the Netherlands. But those countries put an end to it real fast, so they went to the US.
There’s an evolving strain of US Catholicism, exemplified by weirdos like JD Vance, who like the aesthetic of Catholicism (especially the Deus Vult thing) without really caring about any of the actual Catholic beliefs. It’s more like they have a childish misunderstanding of Catholicism as just being a more serious Christian. Which is not uncommon a misunderstanding in the south/Midwest, oddly enough - the desire for fundies to create a coalition to fight abortion in the 70’s/80’s really ended a lot of the more typical anti-Catholicism of the south.
Similar to the “American Orthodox,” which is the same idea with more of a Russian flavor.
Yeah I’ve noticed this. A lot more “Deus Vult” while also saying “the pope is a communist and the church is a lie”
There’s also an obsession with the Battle of Tours. “Catholic” to them is more the idea of white heritage.
I think he knows being from the US himself…
The more entrenched conservative US christians would undoubtedly dismiss the pope’s message, but those who are less affiliated might give it some thought.