Pope Francis Calls Out ‘Conservative’ American Bishops on ‘60 Minutes’
Pope Francis on Sunday railed against conservative bishops in the United States who oppose his efforts to revitalize the Catholic Church.
When quizzed by CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell over the issue on Sunday’s 60 Minutes, the 87-year-old provided an unexpected response.
“You used an adjective, ‘conservative,’” Pope Francis said. “That is, conservative is one who clings to something and does not want to see beyond that. It is a suicidal attitude. Because one thing is to take tradition into account, to consider situations from the past, but quite another is to be closed up inside a dogmatic box.”