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New Letter From Malta Bishops Attempts to Downplay Permissive Guidelines [Catholic Caucus]
One Peter Five ^
| March 12, 2017
| Steve Skojec
Posted on 03/12/2017 8:41:58 PM PDT by ebb tide
On Saturday, March 11, a new pastoral letter (PDF link) was issued by the bishops of Malta to be read in all parish Masses. In it, they address — rather abruptly, and without introduction as part of a larger reflection — the question of their approach to providing sacraments to the “remarried”:
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TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Moral Issues
KEYWORDS: adultery; francischurch; malta
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posted on
03/12/2017 8:41:58 PM PDT
by
ebb tide
To: ebb tide
I’m weak on history and the Bible.
Was there ever a time when Catholics could get divorced?
Did the bible ever allow it?
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posted on
03/12/2017 9:10:36 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: dp0622
“Did the bible ever allow it?”
Jesus didn’t.
What I want to know is if this letter is mutiny.
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posted on
03/12/2017 10:19:42 PM PDT
by
dsc
(Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
To: dp0622
Divorce: Moses yes, Jesus no.
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posted on
03/12/2017 10:27:47 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
(Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All.)
To: Mrs. Don-o
That was to the point :) thanks!
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posted on
03/12/2017 10:36:31 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: ebb tide
And how could obeying a divine command ever “give rise to greater harm” than disobeying it? Would it not be blasphemous to suggest that our loving Father could ever command us to do something that is to our real detriment, not our benefit?Pope Francis are you listening here?
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posted on
03/13/2017 3:33:48 AM PDT
by
zbogwan2
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