Pope Francis subordinate accuses Steve Bannon of exploiting the mingling of religion and politics of Trump supporters by demonizing their opponents (both GOP and DEM) – PB/TK
Vatican-Vetted Magazine Accuses Steve Bannon of ‘Apocalyptic Geopolitics’ – By Sophia Smith and Claudio Lavanga / July 15 2017
A close confidant of Pope Francis, writing Thursday in a Vatican-approved magazine, has condemned those within American presidential administrations who espouse the ideology of “Christian fundamentalism” — naming White House chief strategist Steve Bannon as a proponent of such “apocalyptic geopolitics.”
In a damning article, the Rev. Antonio Spadaro, editor of the influential Jesuit journal La Civilità Cattolica, also took aim at conservative religious support for President Donald Trump, accusing activists of promoting a “xenophobic and Islamophobic vision that wants walls and purifying deportations.”
Trump has sought to bar travelers from six Muslim-majority countries and vowed to build a wall on the Mexican border.
In a story entitled, “Evangelical Fundamentalism and Catholic Integralism: A Surprising Ecumenism,” Spadaro criticized the way some American evangelicals and their Roman Catholic supporters mix religion and politics, saying they demonized opponents and promoted a “theocratic type of state.”
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