John Paul II Institute No Longer Reflects the Aims of Its Namesake, Critics Contend
Since its refounding in 2017, the institute’s main focus is to promote the work of the family synods of 2015-2016 and Pope Francis’ document Amoris Laetitia.
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Amoris Laetitia Year: Pope Francis Says Church Must Defend the Family
Pope Francis’ video message was played during a webinar entitled “Our Daily Love,” organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life; the Diocese of Rome; and the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute.
Is It the Year of St. Joseph or ‘Amoris Laetitia’ or Both?
COMMENTARY: From the outset there has been something strange with the Vatican’s non-rollout of the Year of St. Joseph. And it is creating another unnecessary controversy.
Professor: With New President, JPII Institute Should be Renamed ‘Amoris Laetitia Institute’
The institute was founded in 1981 as a center for the study of Christian anthropology and theology, in light of the philosophical ideas expressed in the Polish pope’s work “Love and Responsibility,” and his teaching cycle known as the “Theology of the Body.”
One Academic to Others: A Brief for Prudence on the Case of the John Paul II Institute
COMMENTARY: There is a synergy among these institutes that may unfortunately change should any one of them take on a ‘different direction.’
New ‘Declaration of Truths’ Affirms Key Church Teachings
The document, whose signatories include Cardinal Raymond Burke, upholds key doctrines in areas ranging from the Eucharist and marriage to capital punishment and clerical celibacy.
The Puzzling Pontificate of Pope Francis
COMMENTARY: The worthy signatories of the open letter accusing the Pope of heresy are attempting to interpret in a precise way a teaching style that is not intended to be precise.
Theologians Accuse Pope Francis of Heresy
An open letter, made public April 30 and signed by 19 individuals, asks the Catholic bishops of the world to take action against the Pope.
Pope Says Abortion Reflects Nazi Mentality
This weekend Pope Francis again stressed God’s vision of the family and the evil of the murder of children.
Poland’s Bishops Say ‘Amoris Laetitia’ Continues Catholic Teaching on the Family
The bishops, at their plenary assembly in Warsaw June 8, said the Pope’s exhortation is ‘an expression of his concern for the good health of marital love in the family.’
