Pope Francis laments American universities that are ‘too liberal’ and ‘only train technicians’

[jojoju1998]

https://web.archive.org/web/20240503155203/https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/05/03/pope-francis-universities-education-liberal-247859

" Pope Francis said that some universities are “too liberal” and do not place enough emphasis on forming their students into whole people.

Speaking May 3 on the need for holistic higher education, the pope noted by contrast “some universities I know in America that are too liberal and only seek to train technicians and specialists.”

[jojoju1998]

Why has Pope Francis suddenly been acting like a right-wing culture warrior lately? I mean, more so than would be expected for a Catholic leader.

Pope Francis in the article seems to be arguing for more liberal arts education not less.

[jojoju1998]

Why has Pope Francis suddenly been acting like a right-wing culture warrior lately? I mean, more so than would be expected for a Catholic leader.

Pope Francis in the article seems to be arguing for more liberal arts education not less.

Oh. In that case, Increasingly Rare Pope Francis W.

Read the quote in context. Pope Francis himself studied humanities, psychology, and got a masters degree in philosophy before entering theological studies, so why would he opposed to something that helped shaped him ? He's also a Jesuit. Man, please read the entire article, please ! That seems to happen alot with this pope. People don't read context.

[jojoju1998]

Hilarious how he seemed to taylor his remarks to ensure maximum levels of misinterpretation from US audiences specifically. Chad move honestly.

Yes, but honestly he’s wrong. Not in the criticism itself education should create well rounded people with an understanding of the society and world they live in and with knowledge of the arts, history and geography. It just shouldn’t happen in expensive self paid educations, that’s just a way to punish the less well off.

Catholic Education in the US used to be free; that is... free before the Vocations Crisis, made schools hire lay people, thus increasing costs and salaries for everything.