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COMMENTARY: The new declaration from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ensures that no one knows what exactly is being blessed, as it expressly forbids any ritual text that might specify it.
Knowing those names would give synod watchers an indication of the direction those small-group discussions might take.
The priest gave an Oct. 1 interview with a Spanish newspaper.
COMMENTARY: To insist that the Holy Spirit is always present in synodal structures or in this synodal process is a case that has to be made, not simply asserted
COMMENTARY: The ministry’s dismissal of biblical verses that condemn homosexual acts, in keeping with the ‘radical inclusiveness’ of Jesus, ignores another fundamental element of Christ’s Gospel message to all sinners: the need for repentance.
COMMENTARY: While the Holy Father’s January interview with The Associated Press yielded some encouraging words, some of his actions make it difficult to interpret his intentions.
COMMENTARY: As Cardinal Pell, Bishop Bätzing and others would testify from different perspectives, papal interview controversies are not rare, but rarely corrected.
Those priests, as well as a member of Courage, urge for a fuller explanation of the sacrament and why same-sex unions can’t be equated with authentic marriage.
Father Martin published the Pope’s Spanish-language letter and an English translation on the website of Outreach on Jan. 27.
Father Francisco José Delgado, a priest of the Archdiocese of Toledo, says the American Jesuit offers statements ‘openly contrary to the teaching that he should defend and communicate.’
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