Pope Francis warns US bishops against ‘divisive’ language

Pope Francis told U.S. bishops on Wednesday they should avoid "harsh and divisive" language and create a church with the warmth of a "family fire" as he laid out a vision for American Catholicism far from the defensive stands on social issues that have put church leaders at the center of the culture wars. At a prayer service at Washington's Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Francis told the bishops he was aware that "the field in which you sow is unyielding&

Pope Francis told U.S. bishops on Wednesday they should avoid "harsh and divisive" language and create a church with the warmth of a "family fire" as he laid out a vision for American Catholicism far from the defensive stands on social issues that have put church leaders at the center of the culture wars. At a prayer service at Washington's Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Francis told the bishops he was aware that "the field in which you sow is unyielding" and that there's a temptation "t…