ROME
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Thu 15 Oct 2015
By Hannah Tooley
A Vatican expert says that some leading Catholics and right-wingers are uniting against Pope Francis.
A new book, The Enemies of Francis, has claimed a number of high-profile figures, such as former US Vice President Dick Cheney, have joined together to oppose what they see as the Pope’s liberal stance on issues from the environment to gay marriage.
The author, Nello Scavo, says that a range of powerful forces see the Pope as a threat due to his out spoken stance on everything from the arms trade to his role in the thawing of relations between the USA and Cuba.
He said: “This was one of the key breaking points. Both the political right and conservative Catholics were angered by it.”
It goes onto detail how some political interests have been actively plotting to undermine the Pope and says that “poised bait” has been set out for the Holy Father.
Those listed as against Francis include the Catholic lobbying group The Knights of Columbus.
Additionally Cardinal Timothy Dolan, The Archbishop of New York, is thought to be one of 13 Cardinals who has signed a letter claiming the current Synod on the family has been hijacked by liberal groups.
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