Vatican City • A Vatican-approved journal has dismissed the “prosperity gospel” as a pseudo-theology dangerously tied up with the American dream and President Donald Trump’s politics, launching its second major critique of U.S. evangelicals in as many years.
Two of Pope Francis’ top communications advisers — an Italian Jesuit and an Argentine Protestant pastor — penned “The Prosperity Gospel: Dangerous and Different” for the current issue of the Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica, published Wednesday.
In the article, the authors note that the “prosperity gospel” and its belief that God wants his followers to be wealthy and healthy have spread throughout the world, particularly in Latin America and Asia, thanks to the charismatic proponents’ effective use of TV and media.