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Once again, it seems Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio for those who believe he’s a gaslighting antipope) wants to change Catholic teaching without changing Catholic teaching. Again: He wants to change Catholic teaching without changing Catholic teaching. Confusing? You bet! But we know Francis is…cunning.
+ Legitimate Biblical & Spiritual Reasons for His Not Directly Answering Particularly Accusatory, Ill-Willed, & Wrongminded Critics If we've heard I lay out three distinct arguments with regard to Pope Francis and the five dubia, and explain why he is not obliged to interact with every virulent critic in every case.
When Pope Francis passed over Archbishop Jose Gomez for cardinal yet again, it sparked glee or gloom among Catholics, depending on one’s politics.
Politicizing the Eucharist By Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap., The Catholic Thing, May 1, 2021 On April 14, America magazine, as part of its ongoing series, The Conversation with America Media, published an article by Archbishop Samuel Aquila: “For the church to live in eucharistic coherence, we must be willing to challenge Catholics persisting in grave sin.” Appearances notwithstanding, it is claimed, there’s no problem here. While they may affirm and promote abortion, same-sex relationships, etc., they are, NONETHELESS, “devout” Catholics. How do they manifest their devotednes...
What do the unanswered criticisms of Amoris Laetitia teach us today? (Roberto de Mattei) Five years ago, on 8 April 2016, the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, the most controversial document of Pope Francis’ pontificate, was published. This document is the outcome of a process initiated by Walter Cardinal Kasper’s intervention in the February 2014 consistory. Cardinal Kasper’s thesis on how the Church should renew its marriage praxis formed the leitmotif of the two synods on the family in 2014 and 2015. Unfortunately, the final exhortation Amoris Laetitia turned ...