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![Cardinal Raymond Burke, shown listening in the audience during the book presentation of Christus Vincit in Rome on Oct. 14, 2019, says of the post-synodal document: ‘I find the document troubling, in that it’s subject to so many different interpretations.’
Cardinal Raymond Burke, shown listening in the audience during the book presentation of Christus Vincit in Rome on Oct. 14, 2019, says of the post-synodal document: ‘I find the document troubling, in that it’s subject to so many different interpretations.’](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200828050852_67307025490b315a33675a534b72a805032324bfd0d913c851746c4f1f240918.jpeg)
Cardinal Burke: Disputes Over Doctrine Sapping Church’s Energy to Evangelize
While he expressed gratitude that the document itself did not call into question clerical celibacy or recommend ordaining women deacons, he identifies a number of aspects that are problematic.
![Photos by Joaquín Peiró Pérez/CNA (left) and Daniel Ibáñez/CNA (right) Photos by Joaquín Peiró Pérez/CNA (left) and Daniel Ibáñez/CNA (right)](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200828000836_a7a32cfc2f84d85c3fc5b0ad32c81646309bf5854194c06178c65f74b7cc075b.jpeg)
Pope Francis Thanks Cardinal Müller for Remarks Published in Register
The Holy Father’s handwritten note of appreciation came in response to Cardinal Müller’s Feb. 12 statement calling Querida Amazonia “a pastoral letter of prophetic power.”
![Pope Francis holds the statue of Our Lady of Aparecida at Brazil’s National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida on July 24, 2013.
Pope Francis holds the statue of Our Lady of Aparecida at Brazil’s National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida on July 24, 2013.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200827040840_52c18880de35efbb6a47ff4f5f681d3e33ef62e3c2c11d490c3d3dd4a81d4634.jpeg)
In ‘Querida Amazonia,’ Does ‘Mission’ of Aparecida Live Again?
COMMENTARY: Despite Pope Francis’ revival of the great vision the Latin American bishops set forth in 2007, there is little evidence that it will be truly be put into practice.
![Pope Francis blesses a toddler at the weekly general audience Feb. 12 at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. Pope Francis blesses a toddler at the weekly general audience Feb. 12 at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200827130812_175136eb2bc586f8a578e36567c2de2f71dab4a9b5411f9c033350a2a76b60b6.jpeg)
The Pope’s Dream: An Amazonian Church with the Face of Jesus Christ
The Holy Father’s apostolic exhortation Querida Amazonia is a crucial missionary reset for the Church.
![Pope Francis delivers his Sunday Angelus address from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Feb. 16, 2020. Pope Francis delivers his Sunday Angelus address from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Feb. 16, 2020.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200828050852_6aa49516aa43f6f2786b5011e78f2aa896213cec42d07e3ef43f65b5bff68611.jpeg)
My Reaction to Querida Amazonia
I am convinced that just as we were spared from serious error in Humanae Vitae, so the Holy Spirit spared the Church in Querida Amazonia.
![The Vatican news conference to present Querida Amazonia gets underway Feb. 12. The Vatican news conference to present Querida Amazonia gets underway Feb. 12.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200828040816_fb1df32f7cbeebca31ec361aab37438003dfc78f4215b426aee9c9a39656558e.jpeg)
With ‘Querida Amazonia,’ It’s ‘Deja Amoris’ All Over Again
COMMENTARY: Progressives the world over were bitterly disappointed by the seeming sense of betrayal by Pope Francis. At the same time, though, the Holy Father did not reject the proposal.
![ABOVE: Pope Francis, with Master of Ceremonies Msgr. Guido Marini at his side, offers Mass Feb. 1, 2020, at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican [Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images]. BELOW: See photo captions and credits at end of article. ABOVE: Pope Francis, with Master of Ceremonies Msgr. Guido Marini at his side, offers Mass Feb. 1, 2020, at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican [Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images]. BELOW: See photo captions and credits at end of article.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200826230816_56280ecc61d18fd49b7bb52e8f5db1b23127cfe823f89c9d03bf764a148e007a.jpeg)
In ‘Querida Amazonia,’ Pope Francis Lays Out a Vision for the Future of the Amazon
The post-synodal apostolic exhortation Querida Amazonia sets forth the Holy Father’s ‘Four Dreams’ for the region, but steers clear of endorsing married priests or women deacons.
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8 Questions (and Answers) About the Pope’s New Document
This would have been the most likely time of his pontificate for Pope Francis to endorse viri probati, women deacons or an Amazonian rite — yet he declined to do so.
![Pope Francis holds two books he presented as a gift to cardinals and bishops on the occasion of his Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia, Dec. 21, 2019, in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican. Pope Francis holds two books he presented as a gift to cardinals and bishops on the occasion of his Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia, Dec. 21, 2019, in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200827130840_323e556c2f18b77fc0fd6be67150bd5965945827c92e02a9ed9a61b29cefc3d6.jpeg)
‘Querida Amazonia’: On the Question of Married Priests, a Papal Pattern Returns
COMMENTARY: In Querida Amazonia, as in previous documents, clear questions were posed. Ambiguous answers were given, awaiting clarification by novel maneuvers.