Faith & Spirituality
Catholic Commentator Says Automatic Rebellion Against Church Leadership Means You Cease to Be Catholic
Pints with Aquinas
You'll Never See Pope Leo XIV the Same
What was said
"We do not start from this point of automatic rebellion within the church. That's where you cease to be Catholic."
Jonathan Pageau argues that Catholics cannot approach Church authority with the same rebellious mindset Americans apply to political leaders. He contends that while political rebellion and private judgment may be acceptable in secular governance, applying social contract theory to Catholicism fundamentally misunderstands the faith's hierarchical structure. The statement challenges the growing online Catholic movement that mirrors political conservatism's anti-establishment posture.
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- Programme
- Pints with Aquinas
- Episode
- You'll Never See Pope Leo XIV the Same
- Clip time
- 7:17
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