Three Bishops . . . Pen New Hard-Hitting Book To Clear Up Synod Confusion

The Wanderer ^ | 6/6/15 | Lisa Bourne and John-Henry Westen

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ROME (LifeSiteNews) — “The Synod is a solely consultative assembly that has no Magisterial weight in and of itself.”

“Neither the Synod of Bishops nor any other Church authority has the competence to change the doctrine of the Church.”

Those are a couple of the hard-hitting quotes in a newly released book penned by three bishops and endorsed by another four, one of whom is a retired Vatican cardinal. LifeSiteNews has obtained a copy of the book, which is available in several languages and will be sent to all of the world’s bishops.

Preferential Option for the Family — 100 Questions and Answers Relating to the Synod was authored by Bishop Robert Vasa of Santa Rosa, Calif., Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan, and Archbishop Aldo de Cillo Pagotto of Paraiba, Brazil. The guidebook on the Church’s teaching on marriage and the family, released in an effort to counter the confusion surrounding the upcoming Synod on the Family, was also endorsed by Jorge Cardinal Medina Estevez, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Italian Archbishop Luigi Negri, Belarus Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, and Ecuador Bishop Patricio Bonilla.

The book tackles very difficult questions head-on. One of the questions for instance refers to a bishop who suggested that homosexual unions, while they should not be marriages, should be blessed. In answer, the new book’s authors say,

“A homosexual union is not merely affective coexistence among friends but erotic cohabitation between lovers which involves the use of unnatural sexuality. Therefore, homosexual unions are gravely sinful and cannot be compared to marriage, nor can they be blessed by the Church. Instead, we must oppose recent attempts to legalize such unions in any form whatsoever.”

[Ann Archy]

FINALLY!! But ONLY THREE????

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Sounds good, but I haven’t read the complete article yet.

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It may be harder this time for Cardinal Baldiserri to intercept and destroy these books.

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The Index of Forbidden Books is making a comeback. Only this time, the books on the list contain traditional Catholic teaching.

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“If the faithful no longer understand a moral doctrine, the blame does not fall on the doctrine but above all on those who should teach it in a clear and convincing way.”

“The historical transformation of society is a result of cultural and moral errors. The Church should not adapt to these errors or their consequences but rather identify, denounce, and remedy them. Therein lies a real ‘update’ of her ministry.”