Did Pope Leo just warn the Amazon bishops away from heterodoxy?

Pope Leo XIV appears to have warned the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon that the glory days they may have dreamt of under Pope Francis are no more.

Aug 18, 2025

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VATICAN CITY (LSN) — In a key move, Pope Leo has written to the bishops’ conference of the Amazon as they meet for the first time in such numbers since the 2019 Amazon Synod.

A telegram sent from Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin to the head of the Amazon bishops’ conference conveys the thoughts and instructions of Pope Leo XIV to the relatively…

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