New Zealand archbishop reveals that he called for Church to drop ‘condemning’ language
His intervention, he said, 'seemed to be well received by most.'
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Belgian bishop urges Synod to adopt moral relativism, charges pro-family group
Bishop Johan Bonny called on the Synod to establish the primacy of 'conscience' over natural law and a 'proportional' approach to moral decision making.
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US pro-life group urges Vatican synod to declare Planned Parenthood an ‘enemy of the Church’
American Life League says the abortion giant is 'the greatest enemy the family faces today.'
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Latvian archbishop: ‘Homosexual relationships are destroying our human identity’ (VIDEO)
In an interview with LifeSiteNews, the archbishop of Riga came out strongly against the West's push to mainstream homosexuality around the world.
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Pope Francis distances himself from ‘very conservative’ bishops
'I even enjoy debating with the very conservative, but intellectually well-formed bishops,' the pope said.
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Nigerian archbishop will tell Synod: ‘Take away family and society will collapse’ (VIDEO)
'We are here to articulate our views, as Africans, ... that the family is the vital place where children should grow to know God, to love God.'
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Cardinal Brandmüller says family care must conform to doctrine
Far from proposing dubious changes to the Church’s laws and disciplines relating to marriage, the Cardinal identified a desperate need for solid catechesis of the faithful.
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Church teaching is ‘liberating’ for those in irregular unions: Cardinal Burke
'Defective catechesis' on marriage has undermined families' ability to defend themselves from secularization, said Burke.
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Every conjugal act ‘should be open to life’: Italian bishop (VIDEO)
'The objective of sexuality is to continue life.'
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Synod hears explosive proposals to drop ‘disordered,’ ‘living in sin’ etc.
'Language such as ‘living in sin’, ‘intrinsically disordered’, or ‘contraceptive mentality’ are not necessarily words that invite people to draw closer to Christ and the Church,' summarized Fr. Rosica.
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