Pope Benedict the XVI & the US

[abelville]

We are all part of the Catholic Church and the Pope does care for us, it just is that he is different from John Paul II. He seems to know the problems are out there and is working on fixing them.
So he is going to spend a lot more time fixing problems.
I think we as Catholics in the United States need to think of ourselves as Roman Catholics as opposed to “American Catholics.”

I am sure he will get to the United States, maybe it is just all the negative talking that people do about the Pope over here that makes him more quiet about the United States.

I think he sees the world more as areas of Catholics than just nations, we would be part of the Americas.

There is a mindset in my diocese that we are “American Catholics”. I live in a pretty liberal diocese, but it seems to be getting more in line, as people realize that liberal Catholicism is morally and spiritually bankrupt.

God Bless
Scylla

Very helpful to me!!! You see, I came out of protestantism where one felt as an orphan through all the 20,000 (denominations)splinter groups. When the Lord showed me the truth about the Catholic church, I was so greatful that there was an answer that made sense - a church for everybody that Christ Himself started, for the whole of 2000 years, not just the last 500.

I’m sure thats why I want the connection to Rome so badly. I know our country has fallen away, many Catholics too. But like all of you, I want to do what pleases God through His church. I blow it sometimes of course, not perfect at all, but I love the truth as you all do. I must say now after a lot of these posts, I feel better about things that the Pope must know that there are Catholics in the US who want to follow church teaching.

BEST!!!

Al