Bishop Richard Malone told bishops that the plan would “encourage a broader reading of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ and seek to advance more conversation” around “strengthening marriage and family life.”
Amoris Laetitia
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Pope Francis reaffirms primacy of conscience amid criticism of ‘Amoris Laetitia’
Pope Francis said that priests must inform Catholic consciences “but not replace them.”
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An open letter to Father Weinandy, from his predecessor, on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ and Pope Francis
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger urged that dissent from ordinary Magisterium should be disclosed privately to church authority.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
How can the church and laity work together to promote ‘Amoris Laetitia’?
It is time for the laity to speak out and act like true disciples of Christ in spreading the joy of the Gospel.
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Global meeting of Catholic families in Dublin to include outreach to L.G.B.T. people
Some church leaders in Ireland say the World Meeting of Families, to be held next year in Dublin, should be open to all kinds of families, including gay couples.
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Listen to families on ‘Amoris Laetitia,’ bishops and theologians say
“Amoris Laetitia” has yet to resonate with many black Catholics in the United States.
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Pope Francis: Engaging with people’s real lives does not ‘bastardize’ theology
‘Amoris Laetitia’ is built on traditional Thomist morality, Pope Francis told a group of Jesuits in Colombia.
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Cardinal Ouellet denounces ‘alarmist’ interpretations of ‘Amoris Laetitia’
The Canadian cardinal, who serves as the Vatican’s prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, told Canadian bishops the document does not signal “changes to doctrine or to sacramental discipline,” but represents a pastoral approach that takes into consideration “the good of the person,” according to his or her circumstances.
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Do our fights over Pope Francis have to be this dumb?
The failure is not one of communication; it is one of charity. The pope wants us to debate. I say: Do it better.
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Pope Francis redirects mission of John Paul II institute on marriage, family
The mandate for the new institute has “Amoris Laetitia” as its lodestar.