It wasn’t only the Eastern Church to which Leo XIII turned his eyes: He took a great interest in the United States.
In a series of documents from 1895-1899, the previous Leo condemned what he called “Americanism.”
Briefly, “Americanism” as Leo XIII understood it tended to support public debate to make decisions, including doctrinal ones; endorsed the absence of the Catholic faith from public schools; tended to weaken laws protecting marriage, including the general use of divorce in America.
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