By Carl E. Olson Editorial, Catholic World Report - On August 5, 2023, while in Portugal for World Youth Day, Francis met with Jesuits... There are a number of interesting remarks in the lengthy conversation, providing plenty of red meat for the usual faux Catholic crowd—“Pope Francis blasts reactionary American Catholics who oppose church reform”—and worthless media outlets—“Pope Francis blasts ‘backwards’ U.S. conservatives, ‘reactionary attitude’ in U.S. church”.