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Why would the pope personally invite a dissident cardinal embroiled in a sex abuse scandal to the Synod?

Of all Pope Francis' controversial appointments to the Synod on the Family, that of Cardinal Danneels is surely the most scandalous.

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Voice of the Family

• Sep 16, 2015Jun 18, 2021

Cardinal Schönborn’s naïve pipedream about stability in the gay lifestyle

Cardinal Schönborn's idealization of gay relationships is not only naive, it's highly irresponsible.

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Gerard J.M. van den Aardweg

• Sep 16, 2015Jun 18, 2021

Family leaders alarmed at Pope Francis’ personal invitees for Synod

'The family is now under grave danger from within the Church,' warns the international coalition Voice of the Family.

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Pete Baklinski

• Sep 15, 2015Jun 18, 2021

German Synod father wants ‘private blessing’ for gay unions, says adultery can be more Catholic than marriage

Bishop Franz-Josef Bode is stoking controversy again only a month before the Synod.

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Maike Hickson

• Sep 15, 2015Jun 18, 2021

Rigging a Synod? Author discusses how the Synod on the Family seemed ‘stacked’ against orthodoxy

An exclusive interview with Vatican journalist Edward Pentin on his new book.

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Maike Hickson

• Sep 15, 2015Jun 18, 2021

What do we do if the Synod takes a ‘strange turn’? The simple answer just got Cardinal Burke big applause

The cardinal gave a strong address on Sunday in St. Louis on the current issues facing the Church.

Opinion

Fr. Brian W. Harrison, O.S.

• Sep 15, 2015Jun 18, 2021

Major appeal by theologians urges Pope to delete ‘seriously defective’ Synod text on contraception

If the Synod preparatory text's treatment of contraception is approved during the Synod next month in Rome, it could have 'devastating consequences for the faithful,' they warn.

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Pete Baklinski

• Sep 14, 2015Jun 18, 2021

Cardinal Ouellet again criticizes Kasper’s Communion proposal in new book

Ottawa's Archbishop Prendergast calls the new book a 'brilliant tour-de-force.'

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Lianne Laurence

• Sep 14, 2015Jun 18, 2021

Secret Vatican Curia dossier critiques Pope’s annulment changes: Mueller warns of harm to Church

German news reports Curial members quietly circulating seven-page dossier opposing Pope Francis's unilateral liberalization of marriage annulments: “Pope Francis has let drop his mask.”

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Maike Hickson

• Sep 14, 2015Jun 18, 2021

In sweeping critique, Vatican Synod father attacks Humanae Vitae — and even the notion of natural law

The bishop of Antwerp, Belgium, also claims the Church's teaching on homosexuality is out of step with 'scientific progress.'

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Maike Hickson

• Sep 11, 2015Jun 18, 2021

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Why would the pope personally invite a dissident cardinal embroiled in a sex abuse scandal to the Synod?

Cardinal Schönborn’s naïve pipedream about stability in the gay lifestyle

Family leaders alarmed at Pope Francis’ personal invitees for Synod

German Synod father wants ‘private blessing’ for gay unions, says adultery can be more Catholic than marriage

Rigging a Synod? Author discusses how the Synod on the Family seemed ‘stacked’ against orthodoxy

What do we do if the Synod takes a ‘strange turn’? The simple answer just got Cardinal Burke big applause

Major appeal by theologians urges Pope to delete ‘seriously defective’ Synod text on contraception

Cardinal Ouellet again criticizes Kasper’s Communion proposal in new book

Secret Vatican Curia dossier critiques Pope’s annulment changes: Mueller warns of harm to Church

In sweeping critique, Vatican Synod father attacks Humanae Vitae — and even the notion of natural law