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Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht has announced plans to cut down on the number of “Word and Communion” services held on Sunday at parishes without a priest.
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Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht has announced plans to cut down on the number of “Word and Communion” services held on Sunday at parishes without a priest.
Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht has called for a papal encyclical to counter the influence of gender ideology.
“The statement of the Flemish bishops, in which they allow the blessing of same-sex couples and even provide a liturgical model for it, meets with inherent ethical objections, radically contradicts a recent ruling by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and carries the risk that it may lead Catholics to views on the morality of same-sex relationships that are contrary to Church teaching,” warned Cardinal Wim Eijk of Utrecht, the Primate of the Netherlands.
Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht has firmly rejected the arguments—advanced by two members of the Pontifical Academy for Life—that Catholics could support a proposal to accept assisted suicide in Italy, as a tactical move to block a more radical bid for the legalization of voluntary euthanasia.
Cardinal Wim Eijk of Utrecht has ordered several parishes to reopen, siding with parishioners who were “very disappointed and angry” that the church doors remained closed even after government Covid regulations allowed for congregations of up to 50 people.