Pope Francis: ‘It Is an Honor to Be Attacked by the Americans’

by Joseph Saraceno
Pope Francis holds the book " Comment l'Amerique veut changer le Pape " ( How the America wants to change the Pope) written by journalist Nicolas Seneze (L) of French newspaper La Croix on board of the plane on the way to Mozambique on September 4,2019. - Pope Francis will …

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that he is honored to be attacked by American conservatives who would like to bring down his pontificate.

Aboard the papal plane en route to Mozambique, the pope was addressing French journalist Nicolas Séneze from the Catholic newspaper La Croix, who has just given him a copy of his new book criticizing U.S. conservative Catholics. MORE