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Pope Francis Dismayed over Liberals’ Reaction to Priestly Celibacy Ruling
ROME — Pope Francis expressed “consternation” over the way progressives have rejected his decision not to change Church practice regarding priestly celibacy or women’s ordination, according to U.S. bishops who met with him Thursday.

Catholic News Service (CNS), the agency of the U.S. bishops’ conference, reported that the pope was puzzled by accusations that he is not courageous or not listening to the Holy Spirit just because he had decided not to modify Catholic discipline.

“You could see his consternation when he said that for some people it was all about celibacy and not about the Amazon,” Bishop William A. Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee told CNS.

As Breitbart News reported, there has been a sharp liberal backlash to a new letter by the pope that affirms traditional discipline regarding priestly celibacy and women’s ordination.

Following proposals from last fall’s Vatican synod of bishops on the Amazon, it was widely believed by progressive Catholics that Francis would follow the bishops’ advice, which did not happen.

With the publication of his 15,000-word apostolic exhortation Querida Amazonia Wednesday, Francis seems to have alienated his biggest fan base: radical Catholics seeking sweeping changes in Catholic practice.

According to reports from a group of U.S. bishops who met with the pope