Abortion Assaults Life, Love, Marriage, Family and Society Itself
COMMENTARY: A robust teaching on the family provides the necessary tools for understanding why abortion is wrong and why it tears apart the social order.
Results from Tag: 'church teaching on marriage and sexuality'
‘NaPro Technology’ Offers a Pro-Life Alternative to IVF for Infertility Treatment
The process has been used for decades and is designed to treat underlying conditions that cause infertility and allow women to conceive naturally by monitoring their fertility cycles.
Assessing ‘Fiducia Supplicans’: The First 100 Days
ANALYSIS: Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, called the document in a March 17 interview a form of ‘cultural colonization.’
‘Betrayed Without a Kiss’ — John Clark’s Guide to God’s Plan for Marriage
BOOK PICK: New book defends the sacrament of matrimony.
‘The Congo Flows into the Tiber’: The Catholic Church in Africa’s Influence Is Growing — But Is Vatican Leadership Ready for It?
ANALYSIS: The Same-Sex Blessings Controversy Sends Mixed Signals About Africa’s Importance
Cardinal Explains How African Rejection of ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Was Handled
The declaration ‘caused a shockwave in Africa,’ says Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, who explained that he wrote a seven-page letter to Pope Francis, then traveled to Rome to meet with the Pontiff, and conferred with the author of the declaration.
Dutch Bishops Offer Cautious Response to Vatican Blessing Guidance, Bucking Regional Trend
In their Jan. 16 statement, the bishops wrote that while ‘it is possible to say a prayer over individual believers living in an irregular relationship,’ care must be taken to avoid appearing to condone sinful sexual activity or to cause confusion about the nature of marriage.
Vatican Prefect: ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Draws ‘Some Negative Reactions’ From Christian Leaders
In his interview with EWTN, which will be aired on Sunday, Jan. 21, on ‘Vaticano,’ Cardinal Kurt Koch further discussed the implications of the declaration and how the issue of same-sex blessings has divided the Western churches. Cardinal Koch also indicated that he wrote to Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández in order ‘to have some explanations.’
Pope Francis Responds to Resistance to Fiducia Supplicans: ‘The Lord Blesses Everyone’
Pope Francis responded publicly to questions about the Vatican’s declaration on blessings for same-sex couples for the first time in a television interview on Sunday night. He also responded to questions about the declaration during a closed-door meeting with 800 priests from the Diocese of Rome on Saturday morning, saying: ‘People are blessed, not sin.’
Cardinal Parolin: ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Has ‘Touched a Very Sensitive Point’
In his address to the clergy of Rome on Jan. 13, Pope Francis also provided clarifying remarks on the document, stating, ‘We bless people, not sin.’
