Although he thanked Pope Francis for a few of his positive words and gestures towards the gay community, he described the Church as “insensitive, unfair and brutal” and urged gay Catholics to “have to the courage to abandon [it]”.
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In the final document produced by the bishops at the synod, which was presented to Pope Francis for his consideration, the bishops reiterated the church’s position that gays should be respected, avoiding “any mark of unjust discrimination”.
“God cries for the evil ones, who do so many awful things, hurt humanity so much”, he said.
The former Vatican official was also driven by an understanding, built over years, that a real discussion of homosexuality within the church, and particularly the doctrinal office he worked for, was impossible. “Yes and no. The very fact that we voted to accept all 94 paragraphs of the final document was important, no matter that a few of the votes were close”, Archbishop Coleridge wrote.
The Catholic Church recognised a “natural” value in marriage corresponding to the good of the husband and wife, their unity, fidelity and desire for children.
Priests must “accompany interested people on the path of discernment in accordance with the teaching of the church and the guidance of the bishop”, the report said.
Kelleher said her goal at the synod was to push for the Churchc to include women in the decision-making process.
“I believe Francis will prepare it more rapidly than that”. Publisher Feltrinelli says “Avarice” maps the church’s financial empire, from the luxuries cardinals enjoy to the big business of Catholic-run hospitals in Italy.
Too many priests, he says, fall into deep depression as they seek to grapple with double lives and suffer a sense of culpability.
The upcoming extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy will offer an opportunity for collaboration in charitable works, he added. “Don’t just hurl doctrine in their general direction”, Archbishop Coleridge said.
“Relations between Catholics and Jews on many levels are today better than ever before in history”, said Ronald Lauder, World Jewish Congress president. “A reading of the signs of the times, in view of an update oriented by due loyalty: loyalty to the tradition of the Church, loyalty to Church tradition, and loyalty to the history of men and women in our times”.
She herself had couldn’t vote either while another religious lay person, could vote. He said the meeting had sought to find new pastoral approaches to situations that might be “considered unusual and nearly scandalous” for one bishop but seem “normal” for another living in a different continent or culture. Followup to the Synod on the Family rests firmly in the hands of this paradoxical pontiff who champions consultation, collegiality, and synodality while practicing a highly centralized management style.
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Before 1965, the Catholic Church considered the Jewish people responsible for the death of Jesus.
