Pope Francis’s groundbreaking new document asks the church to meet people where they are and to consider the complexities of people’s lives, to consider the complexities of people’s lives and to respect people’s consciences.
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Bishops of South Africa welcome Pope Francis’ exhortation
“It deepens our appreciation of the beauty of marriage and family as a God-given gift.”
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Pope Francis: the church must integrate, not exclude, Catholics in ‘irregular situations’
Integration requires discernment, but the doors are open, even to the sacraments.
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Understanding discernment is key to understanding “Amoris Laetitia”
For Jesuits like Pope Francis, “discernment” is not a generic phrase but one with a specific meaning.
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Jesus learned from a woman begging for a crumb from his table. Can the church do the same?
We are all “dogs” in some way, outcasts and sinners who need forgiveness, and that’s why we approach the altar.
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‘Blogging’ Archbishop Mark Coleridge: Pope wants to make synodality ‘a permanent feature’ of the church’s life
“Pope Francis is a fascinating combination of a man in a hurry and a man who takes his time.”
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Breaking: Pope Francis to write apostolic exhortation to follow-up Synod
Asked when the document might appear, Cardinal Parolin responded, “I don’t think it will be long. After all, it’s best to strike while the iron’s hot.”
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Cupich: At the synod, Pope Francis ‘taught us all how to walk together.’
“We are not only a teaching church but we are also a discerning church.”
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Absence of historical reflection a weakness of the synod, says Abbot Schröder
“What we now consider to be eternal truth was really only formulated at Trent, and that’s not understood by many synod fathers.”
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Cardinal Nichols speaks about the crucial role of Pope Francis in the synod
“What we have lived through is a great reason for every Catholic to rejoice in the charism and the grace that is given to the Bishop of Rome.”