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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Church has effectively buried the concept of limbo, the place where centuries of tradition and teaching held that babies who die without baptism went.

[Catholic Caucus] Exclusive: Archbishop Fernandez Warns Against Bishops Who Think They Can Judge ‘Doctrine of the Holy Father’The Vatican’s new doctrinal chief also discusses his openness to same-sex Church blessings, shares his thoughts on the German Synodal Way, and explains his approach to safeguarding doctrine.The incoming prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has warned that bishops — both “progressive” and those from “traditionalist groups” — who think they have a “special gift of the Holy Spirit to judge the doctrine of the Holy Father” are on a road to “heresy” and “schism.”Speaking in response to a...

[Catholic Caucus] In new interview, Fernandez says Bible teaching on homosexuality should not be taken too literally, otherwise women might have to wear veilsThe following interview with Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández appeared today in Spanish at catolin.com, under journalist Ale Villegas (source).Ale Villegas: How does one promote the faith in a West that is increasingly indifferent to religion?Archbp. Fernández: It is a relative indifference, because new forms of religiosity and spirituality are always emerging. At a given moment, when one feels the suffocation of superficiality, the question of religion comes up again. That is the moment when, if we are...

[Catholic Caucus] Fernández: Calling Homosexuality Disordered Is "Problem"There is "a problem" with theological language because it “sometimes ignores the effect it can have in people's hearts, as if it were indifferent to the pain it causes,” Tucho besame mucho, Francis’ destroyer of the Faith, told the homosexualist oligarchs' Quotidiano.net (July 13).He was referring to the truth expressed in the Catechism that homosexuality is “objectively disordered”. Tucho explains that Francis "would undoubtedly use a different language” - as if that were theologically relevant.He wipes away the biblical condemnation of homosexual acts by saying that it should not be interpreted literally, but...

Doctrine Chief Hints at Scrapping Celibacy for PriestsPope's new prefect reveals his guru is an agnostic Protestant philosopherVATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - The new head of the Vatican's doctrine watchdog is hinting at the prospect of ending the requirement of celibacy for priests in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer Asked if abolishing mandatory celibacy would "undermine doctrine," Abp. Víctor Manuel "Tucho" Fernández, prefect-designate of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, said that it would be Pope Francis' prerogative to make a considered judgment on the matter."It is a possible hypothesis, as indeed...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Fernández, new DDF prefect, interfered in judicial investigation, victims’ attorneyCardinal-designate Víctor Manuel Fernández, the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, “worked quickly” to “interfere in the judicial investigation” into abuse allegations against Father Eduardo Lorenzo, the attorney for Lorenzo’s alleged victims charged.The Associated Press reported on attorney Juan Pablo Gallego’s remarks about the canonical investigation in a Spanish-language article. The attorney’s remarks did not appear in the AP’s companion English-language article.Gallego asserted that “the Interdiocesan Ecclesiastical Tribunal of La Plata under the mandate of Fernández provided elements that sought to protect” Father...

Argentine Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez, chosen by Pope Francis to head a powerful Vatican office, admits he made mistakes in the way he handled the 2019 case of a priest accused of child sex abuse, which still brings him criticism for allegedly protecting the cleric.

[Catholic Caucus] Nico Spuntoni: "Bergoglio's 'revenge' on Ratzinger: what's behind the appointment of 'Tucho' Fernández"Nico SpuntoniIl GiornaleJuly 9, 2023(source in Italian)Although the Roman Curia was not essential for him, Monsignor Víctor Manuel Fernández will lead its most important dicastery. Less than twenty years ago the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith was in the hands of Joseph Ratzinger, until six years ago in those of the trusted Gerhard Ludwig Müller. Now the former Holy Office will pass from the hands of moderate Jesuit Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer to those of the 60-year-old Argentine of the man whom they call...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Fernández, new DDF prefect, has ‘troubling record on abuse,’ group warnsVATICAN CITY (VATICAN CITY)Catholic Culture - Trinity Communications [San Diego CA]July 3, 2023Pope Francis’s decision to appoint Argentine Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández as prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is “a baffling and troubling choice,” Anne Barrett Doyle, co-director of BishopAccountability.org, said in a statement.BishopAccountability.org hosts the largest public collection of information on the clergy abuse crisis.“Fernández’s recent handling of a clergy sex abuse case in his home Archdiocese of La Plata raises great concern,” said Doyle. “In his response to allegations, he...