We're Catholic. We want more from the pope and president than AI slop.
The Post chose to frame its recent article about the preparations for the conclave to select the next pope in political terms: progressive, liberal, conservative, traditional. As a Catholic I find such terms in relation to the church to be offensive. When I pray the Nicene Creed, a statement that summarizes the tenets of my faith, I say, 'I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.'
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