Pope Francis removes cardinal-vicar, auxiliary bishop of Rome reportedly over tensions and Rupnik case
Cdl. De Donatis and Bishop Libanori have been marked by key involvement with, but differing stances on, the Fr. Marko Rupnik case.
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Articles tagged Mauro Piacenza
Vatican cardinal highlights contradiction between Pope Francis’ remarks on confession, Catholic doctrine
The Vatican's prefect of the Apostolic Penitentiary warned that ‘it is not mercy to lie about sin.’
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Vatican says priests must defend seal of Confession ‘to the shedding of blood’
The Vatican is defending the inviolability of the seal as some governments aim to force priests to break it.
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There can never be opposition between ‘pastoral action and doctrine’: Cardinal Piacenza refutes Kasper
Catholic moral teachings can't be ignored in order for the Church to dispense 'mercy,' says the cardinal.
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Vatican Cardinal: To resist evil we must ‘call it by its name’
'The first way to ‘resist evil’ is to recognize it,' says Cardinal Mauro Piacenza.
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