Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Takes Pastoral Turn
ANALYSIS: With Cardinal Fernández at the helm, the DDF has become the right hand of Pope Francis’ pontificate.
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Pope Francis Gives a ‘Yes and No’ Answer Regarding Blessings for Same-Sex Couples
COMMENTARY: This kind of ambiguity has been seen before, in the case of allowing divorced and remarried couples to receive Communion
Cardinal-Elect Fernández’s Week in the Media Leaves Questions Unanswered
ANALYSIS: In the eight days between his appointment to head the DDF and the announcement that he will be made a cardinal, he has had a lot to say — but his public comments have brought up as many questions as they’ve answered.
The Mission of the DDF Is the Doctrine of the Faith
The appointment of a new prefect to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith with a ‘different’ mandate is not a repudiation of the importance of safeguarding the integrity of doctrine — not unless Pope Francis was repudiating himself.
Pope Francis Finds His Ratzinger
COMMENTARY: Just as Pope John Paul II was happy to have his ministry judged by his choice of principal collaborator, so too Archbishop Fernández thinks that his appointment serves the same role for Pope Francis.
Pope Francis and the Race to Secure His Legacy
ANALYSIS: The Holy Father’s appointment of Archbishop Victor Fernandez to lead the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith was 10 years in the making.
Pope Francis Appoints Argentine Archbishop Fernández as Head of Doctrine Dicastery
The archbishop was reputedly involved in the drafting of ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ and ‘Amoris Laetitia.’
