94% of Synod Fathers voted to undermine parental rights at Synod
The Catholic laity must demand that our rights as parents, and the rights of our children, be upheld and defended by the bishops.
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Here’s what was good on life and family in the Synod’s final report
Despite numerous concerns raised about the Synod’s final report, it is clear from it that faithful bishops worked hard to make it more Catholic.
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Synod’s final report ‘misleading,’ lacks ‘clarity’ on indissolubility of marriage: Cardinal Burke
The cardinal believes the document is 'misleading' in its use of a quote from John Paul II's Familiaris Consortio.
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The Synod’s final report is a victory for liberals on homosexuality – here’s why
The progressives first priority on homosexuality requires stepping away from clarity and toward ambiguity on the sin of homosexuality. That goal is achieved in the Relazione Finale.
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Pope criticizes those who ‘hide behind’ the Church’s teachings in closing talk at Synod
'The true defenders of doctrine are not those who uphold its letter, but its spirit,' the pope said.
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Still reasons to be very concerned about the Synod outcome – there are ‘time bombs’
Austen Ivereigh of the Washington Post summed up that the final result of the Synod 'appears to open up space for conscience. Both sides can be happy.' That should be concerning to everyone.
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The themes of the Synod, the themes of the Sankt Gallen ‘mafia club’
In a recent 7 October report for the German newspaper Die Zeit, he helpfully recounts the history of the Sankt Gallen Group and shows how one of their main goals – regionalism and a decentralization of the Church – is soon likely to be attained at the current Synod – at least in some incipient form.
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Synod danger: Changing our language, changing our religion
With an “end to judging” and “love to all people,” Bishop Van Looy declared on Friday’s press conference that the synod “could be the beginning of a new Church.”
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Pope must address Synod-created crisis of trust within Church
Voice of the Family: “There’s a crisis of trust regarding the family between faithful lay Catholics and those in authority at the highest levels of the Church – and only the Pope can restore that trust”.
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The Church is in a critical moment right now. Don’t be fooled!
We must pray for our Church leaders, and lovingly insist that they uphold the doctrine of the Church, which is loving because it is true.
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