Ross Douthat on the future of the Catholic Church
Amoris Laetitia
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Cardinal Tobin warns against temptation to shrink Catholic community to pure members
At Villanova, the Newark archbishop spoke of “paradigm shifts” in the church and said “only the Lord” can judge who belongs among the faithful.
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Cardinal Kasper: Quit throwing around the word ‘heretic’
Cardinal Kasper rejected claims from some Catholics who accuse Pope Francis of undermining church teaching on marriage.
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Cardinal Wuerl urges parishes to implement ‘Amoris Laetitia’
“The rule to follow in all cases,” the reflection says of family ministry, “is the love and mercy of the Lord.”
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Cardinal Cupich: Pope Francis’ family teaching is a paradigm shift in the church
Pope Francis has encouraged church leaders to accept “a healthy dose of self-criticism.”
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Ross Douthat and Massimo Faggioli debate Francis’ legacy
The conversation often circled back to the question of whether Francis was fundamentally altering the church, and if his doing so could result in a “break” or schism.
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‘Amoris Laetitia,’ migrants and sex abuse on the agenda for World Meeting of Families in Dublin
Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced today that Pope Francis plans to attend the ninth World Meeting of Families, from Aug. 21 to 26,
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Bishops in Kazakhstan say no Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics
The statement from the Kazakh bishops can be interpreted as a response to Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia.”
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Father James Martin and Ross Douthat discuss civility in public & church discourse
Is there a duty for Christians to represent a certain kind of voice in the public discourse?
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Pope Francis makes his letter to Argentine bishops on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ part of the official record
Pope Francis said the bishops’ document “explains precisely the meaning of Chapter VIII of ‘Amoris Laetitia.’