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.'
The St. Gallen mafia’s long war to revolutionize the priesthood has now reached a decisive moment. The showdown for the soul of the priesthood is here, raging at the Amazon Synod.
While celibacy is 'not untouchable,' said Fr. Martin Lasarte, a priest with over two dozen years of missionary experience, it would be 'not honest' to make changes during the synod.
'For many in today’s age of aggressive secularism, the idea that religion could be a potent force for social stability and personal happiness is an offensive one.'
Cardinal Marx's heterodox initiatives surrounding the upcoming Amazon Synod 'risk damaging the unity of the Church universal,' wrote Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver.
The distinguished students' statement defends priestly celibacy as intimately linked with the essence of the priesthood, which is the imitation of Christ.