In two searing blog posts, Bishop Robert Mutsaerts of the Netherlands voiced his concerns over the Amazon Synod, accusing it of pushing a 'hidden agenda.'
Paolo Ruffini, the prefect for the dicastery for Communications, called it an act of bravado, 'a stunt' and a gesture that goes against the 'spirit of dialogue'
'The syncretism evident in the ritual celebrated ... in the Vatican gardens this past October 4 should be avoided,' said Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Venezuela.