Posted on 10/20/2014 9:31:28 AM PDT by marshmallow
The Churchs doors are wide open, to receive not only the just, but the needy too. Francis disproved assumptions about a disputatious Church where one part is against the other, guaranteeing its unity. He reiterated that no one ever called into question the indissolubility of marriage and marriages openness to life
Speaking after the vote on the content of the Synods final document, the relatio synodi (three key paragraphs in the draft document did not win the two thirds majority vote), Francis addressed the assembled Fathers saying: Dear brothers and sisters, now we still have one year to mature, with true spiritual discernment, the proposed ideas and to find concrete solutions to so many difficulties and innumerable challenges that families must confront; to give answers to the many discouragements that surround and suffocate families. In his speech, which received a five-minute standing ovation , Francis underlined that the Churchs doors are wide open to receive the needy, not only the just. He disproved assumptions about a disputatious Church where one part is against the other, and presented himself as the guarantor of its unity. He reiterated that no one ever called into question the indissolubility of marriage and marriages openness to life.
The relatio synodi, Francis emphasised, is the faithful and clear summary of everything that has been said and discussed in this hall and in the small groups. It is presented to the Episcopal Conferences as lineamenta, as a guiding text that is, for the Ordinary Synod in October 2015.
I can happily say that with a spirit of collegiality and of synodality we have truly lived the experience of Synod, a path of solidarity, a journey together, the Pope said after thanking everyone present. And it has been a journey and like every journey....
(Excerpt) Read more at vaticaninsider.lastampa.it ...
Always a blessing to touch bases with you, FRiend!
Did you find yet where Pope Francis said come in and keep sinning as much as you want?
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