Famed German Catholic philosopher makes waves for criticizing Pope Francis’ ‘autocratic’ style
Professor Robert Spaemann praised the pope's 'traditional piety,' but says his approach is 'chaotic' and 'irritating.'
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Priest: I’ll never ‘profane’ the sacraments by following Kasper’s proposal, no matter who tells me to do it
'May God, through the mighty protection and intercession of Saint Joseph, Head of the Holy Family, preserve his Church from endorsing Cardinal Kasper’s iniquitous revisionist proposal.'
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Cardinal Burke criticizes German cardinal’s ‘ridiculous’ claim that German Church is not a ‘subsidiary of Rome’
'We are all oriented toward Peter, that is the unity of the Catholic Church.'
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Cardinal Danneels tried to convince Belgian king to sign bill legalizing abortion: former prime minister
The cardinal was handpicked by Pope Francis to be a father at the Synod on the Family.
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St. John Paul II’s luminous teaching on the family has been left out of the Synod. It shouldn’t be.
John Paul II’s caution about relying excessively upon romantic love should be communicated in Catholic families and schools, precana and marital enrichment programs.
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Voice of the Family expresses concern over appointment of Cardinal Dew to Roman dicasteries
During the October 2005 Synod on 'The Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Life and Mission on the Church' Archbishop Dew argued for the admission of the divorced and 'remarried' to Holy Communion.
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Cardinal Brandmüller: Advocates for changing Catholic teaching on marriage are ‘heretics’ – even if they are bishops
The cardinal also lambasted Cardinal Marx’s claim that the German Church could act independently of Rome, saying Marx’s remarks were ‘irresponsible’ and ‘in contradiction with the dogma of the Church.’
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Polish bishops endorse five Cardinals’ book opposing Kasper proposal
Endorsing Cardinal Walter Kasper's approach would be 'false compassion,' says the president of the Polish bishops' conference.
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Cardinal Nichols rebukes those who talk about upcoming ‘Synod as a battle’
Cardinal Nichols used his sermon at the Westminster Chrism Mass to claim that it is wrong "to think or speak of this Synod as a battle, a battle between contesting sides."
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Cardinal Napier slams Kasper’s criticism of African Catholics
The South African cardinal criticized the Huffington Post for calling Kasper 'the Pope's theologian.'
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