Has the synod on synodality changed anything?
Despite a lack of concrete reform, the synod shows Catholics a new way to be “church.”
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Despite a lack of concrete reform, the synod shows Catholics a new way to be “church.”
“Everybody has a right to God’s love and God’s compassion, said Cardinal Oswald Gracias, calling the teaching on blessings in the document a “natural consequence” of this principle.
The doctrinal declaration only shows how restrictive the Catholic Church really is
The declaration, issued by the Vatican’s doctrinal office, gives priests greater flexibility to bless LGBTQ Catholics in same-sex unions.
Some L.G.B.T.Q. people may say this declaration doesn’t go far enough. Others will think it goes too far. Both groups, however, can agree that this is a significant change, Father James Martin writes.