Pope Francis will be received by the usual ecstatic crowds when he touches down in Krakow, Poland, this week for a four-day Catholic youth celebration. But look closely at the faces of government officials and bishops in the crowd, and you might see something other than joy in their expressions: wariness, suspicion, anxiety — and in some cases even hostility.
The Catholic Church is good at unity: Polish Catholics are loyal to the successor of St. Peter, whoever he is. But they have a very particular world view that seems to clash with Pope Francis’ reformist streak.
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Source: European Voice
