Americanism or Catholicism?
Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey speaks on the issue of Americanism vs Catholicism. Americanists did not emphasize evangelization and wanted to adapt Catholic life to the modern life and sensibilities. Leo XIII wrote "The underlying principle of these new opinions is that, in order to more easily attract those who differ from her, the Church should shape her teachings more in accord with the spirit of the age and relax some of her ancient severity and make some concessions to new opinions." Americanism embraces the evangelization of democracy vs. the Catholic Faith. Droleskey is a Catholic writer and speaker. He was the publisher-editor of Christ or Chaos.