The heresy of Americanism!

[James02]

I actually read the article posted in the OP.  This part is erroneous:

Americanism it is not a condemnation of America as such but a condemnation of the false notions as introduced into the faith by means of the American prelates.

  The reason the Pope acted is because Catholics in EUROPE were claiming that since the Church was thriving in America, there was no need to maintain a Catholic Confessional State or work to restore one in France.  I believe what touched off the crisis was a book published in France.  Actually it was the introduction that was inserted by the French.