Pope Stirs Controversy in Letter to American Bishops

<![CDATA[The last time a letter from the Pope to American bishops stirred up controversy was when Pope Leo XIII wrote a letter in 1899 officially condemning the heresy of Americanism. This is the heresy that claims the faithful can decide doctrine for themselves and that the American church could more or less go along to get along in a Protestant country by playing down doctrinal differences. Alas, that heresy has never quite died.]]>