Antonio Spadaro

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The Reverend Dr.
Antonio Spadaro
Society of Jesus
TitleEditor of La Civiltà Cattolica
Term1 October 2011 — present
PredecessorGianpaolo Salvini
Successorincumbent

Antonio Spadaro,

Jesuit
priest, journalist and writer.

Career

Spadaro has been the editor in chief of the Jesuit-affiliated journal

Secretariat for Communications (previously known as the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
).

He is described as being very close to Pope Francis, who is also a Jesuit.[1][2] The pope named him as the incoming secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education in September 2023.

Controversy

Main articles: Holy See–United States relations and Catholic Church and politics in the United States

In July 2017, Spadaro co-wrote, an article entitled "Evangelical Fundamentalism and Catholic Integralism," in which he and Argentine Presbyterian

ISIS.[4][5]
Spadaro also criticized American Catholics who supported the conservative movement and Trump in particular.

Spadaro later published an article in which he criticized Trump advisor

Rousas John Rushdoony.[2] He also singled out Church Militant for "shocking rhetoric." Spadaro said that American Catholics and Protestants both promoted an "ecumenism of conflict" over abortion, same-sex marriage, and religious education in schools that also included a "xenophobic and Islamophobic vision", transforming it into an intolerant "ecumenism of hate."[6] The article also criticized conservatives for being uncritical of militarism, capitalism and the arms industry and for disregarding the environment.[1]

While praised by publications such as the

Archbishop of Philadelphia, Charles J. Chaput, described Spadaro's first article as "an exercise in dumbing down" and accused Spadaro and Figueroa of being "willfully ignorant" of the battle faced by American Catholics and Evangelical Protestants.[10] Chaput said, "It's an especially odd kind of surprise when believers are attacked by their co-religionists merely for fighting for what their Churches have always held to be true."[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b "A papal confidant triggers a furore among American Catholics". The Economist. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b Politi, James (July 13, 2017). "Papal allies attack Bannon's 'apocalyptic' vision". Financial Times. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  3. ^ O'Connell, Gerald (July 14, 2017). "Exclusive interview: Antonio Spadaro on his article about 'The Ecumenism of Hate' in the U.S." America Magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  4. ^ Kentish, Ben (July 14, 2017). "Pope Francis allies accuse Donald Trump's team of 'apocalyptic geopolitics' similar to Isis". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Kirchgaessner, Stephanie (July 14, 2017). "Pope Francis allies accuse Trump White House of 'apocalyptic geopolitics'". The Guardian. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Spadaro, Antonio (June 2017). "Evangelical Fundamentalism and Catholic Integralism in the USA: A surprising ecumenism". La Civiltà Cattolica. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  7. ^ Winters, Michael Sean (14 July 2017). "The Civilta article: FINALLY!". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  8. ^ Faggioli, Massimo (18 July 2017). "Why Should We Read Spadaro on 'Catholic Integralism'?". Commonweal Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  9. ^ Spadaro Contra Franciscum, First Things, 19 July 2017
  10. ^ "Archbishop Chaput: Civiltà Cattolica article was an 'exercise in dumbing down'". Catholic Herald. 19 July 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "Archbishop Chaput: Civilta Cattolica got American Christianity wrong". Catholic News Agency. 19 July 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  12. ^ "A papal confidante triggers a furore among American Catholics". The Economist. 19 July 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.

External links

Media related to Antonio Spadaro at Wikimedia Commons

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