Cardinal-designate Fernández's continued promotion of Amoris Laetitia is a reminder of Pope Francis’ 'endorsement of the heresy that Holy Communion may be given to couples living in adulterous unions.’
Cardinal-designate Victor Fernández stated earlier this year that Pope Francis is ‘helping us to be free from those patterns’ of moral teaching on prohibiting reception of Holy Communion in grave sin.
The archbishop, who authored a controversial book about the 'art of kissing,' is receiving fresh scrutiny for his own record responding to cases of sexual abuse.
The soon-to-be cardinal and Vatican doctrine chief wrote an article in 2006 defending the use of condoms at certain times, directly contradicting clear Catholic teaching.
One source stated that the Mafia working group was perhaps stalled since it would require ‘being prepared to debate the suspicions of corruption within the Vatican itself.’
In his first interview since announced as head of the CDF, Archbishop Fernández appeared to break with tradition on the subject of same-sex 'blessings.'
Archbishop Fernández, Pope Francis' new appointment to head the CDF, decried one specific criticism of his 1995 book, but left wider concerns about the text unanswered.