Posted on 01/25/2016 3:30:34 PM PST by NYer
Francis met with members of the Roman Rota on Friday
Pope Francis said there can be no confusion between God's plan for marriage as an indissoluble bond between one man and woman who are open to life, and other sorts of unions.
"The Church, in fact, can demonstrate God's unwavering merciful love toward families, especially those wounded by sin and life's trials, and at the same time proclaim the essential truth of marriage according to God's plan," the Pope said on Friday, in a meeting with members of the Roman Rota. Francis holds the annual meeting to inaugurate the Vatican court's judicial year.
Pope Francis said the court, which hears requests for marriage annulments, helps support families and the truth about the sacred bond of marriage.
In evaluating and judging marriage cases and contributing to formation, the Roman Rota helps promote and proclaim the truth, he said.
When the Church, through the court's service, seeks to declare the truth about marriage in each specific case, it always bears in mind that those "who, through free choice or unfortunate circumstances in life, live in an objective state of error continue to be the object of the merciful love of Christ and therefore of the Church, too."
The two gatherings of the Synod of Bishops focused on the family were occasions of "in-depth, knowledgeable discernment" and they gave the Church a chance to tell "the world that there can be no confusion between the family desired by God and any other kind of union," the Pope said.
"The family, based on indissoluble, unitive and procreative marriage, is part of God's 'dream' and the Church's for the salvation of humanity," he said.
The Church will always offer the truth about marriage, he said, "not as an ideal for the few, despite modern examples based on what is fleeting and transitory, but as a reality that, with Christ's grace, can be lived by all the baptised faithful."
That means there is great pastoral urgency for adequate marriage preparation, for example, he said, with a kind of marriage "catechumenate" that was suggested during the synods on the family. A catechumenate would entail a longer process of formation before marriage, as well as during the years right after the wedding.
While the family is considered to be a "domestic Church," he said, the Church is the family of God. Therefore, the church must be filled with a loving, "family spirit," where people are "no longer strangers and sojourners," but members of God's family, he said.
The Church -- as both mother and teacher -- knows that not every one of her children is perfect, he said.
"The Church knows that some Christians have a faith that's strong, formed from love, strengthened by good catechesis and nourished by prayer and a sacramental life," the Pope said, "while others have a faith that's weak, neglected, unformed, poorly taught or forgotten."
The Pope reiterated Church teaching that the level of a person's faith "is not an essential condition of matrimonial consent" and in fact, he said, it is not unusual for engaged couples to go into a marriage with a limited understanding of the fullness of God's plan.
"The lack of formation in the faith and even error concerning the unity, indissolubility and the sacramental dignity of marriage invalidate matrimonial consent only when they determine" or condition a person's will, he said.
Precisely for this reason, "errors which concern the sacramentality of marriage must be evaluated very carefully," he said.
All true. But then he said all those other things :-)
AFL-CIO, SEIU, International Lady Garment Workers, Teamsters?
My marriage is very different from those unions.
My children, on the other hand, are kind of like SEIU goons ...
Or stop calling yourself Catholic. I don't care what the anti-Catholics say anymore but Catholics I hold to a higher standard. So if your motivation is to bash him for whatever he does just let me know. I'll know to ignore your posts too in the future, just like I ignore all the other anti-Catholics anymore.
Show the documentation that proves he didn't admonish them at all or shut up.
Here's what the homo said after he and his "husband" met with Bergoglio:
>>Grassi said the Pope has long known that he is gay, but has never condemned his sexuality or his same-sex relationship. In the video, Francis says he recalls meeting Grassi's boyfriend in Rome.<<
>>"He has never been judgmental," Grassi said. "He has never said anything negative."<<
And here's what the lesbian said after she and her fiance met with Bergoglio:
>>"But if this Pope has a long life, which all of his followers hope," Neria says, "I think things will change."<<
So why don't you practice what you preach, Fourty-seven, and shut-up?
Why did Jesus associate with tax collectors, prostitutes and other sinners...speak with them, love them and even heal them?
Please remember that he utterly SHOCKED the super pius and very traditional followers of religious laws of His time.
Thank you for a very good post. We are not required to agree with ANY Pope on matters of economics or science. We ARE required to pray for him and show respect for him. Respectful disagreement is these areas is good...though we should always be praying far MORE than disagreeing.
If one does not pray MORE for the Holy Father than one criticizes him, it is sinful....and further divides the Body of Christ. That is the teaching of the Church.
;-)
If I am correct, the quote you offer from the CCC (thank you for that quote) is from the Ignatian Exercises, Point #22.
It has been a mainstay for me for a long time.
Thank you for this post.
What *things?* And who said he said such *things?* Were those *things* presented within the proper contextual framework?
Overall, when we share *things* are we fostering unity and love of the brethren or dissension?
Funny you should mention that as St. Ignatius is one of my favorites. I love the Examen Prayer and his teaching regarding the Discernment of Spirits. These things really help us grow in our relationship with God and assist us greatly in overcoming our own sinful tendencies.
Thank you for your kind words. ;-)
Your posts encourage me. We are “companions on the journey”.
I, too, pray the Examen Prayer and know the importance of his Discernment of Spirits.
Well...your posting has brought a wonderful joy to my day as well. Yes, we are “companions on the journey.” We are on the Way....the way of the Passion and great joy...and we are definitely NOT alone. Many people are discovering this way anew...and all of this is extremely hopeful to me.
The greater the cultural deterioration around us...the more the Body of Christ is being quietly and strongly restored in profound ways.
:-)
Why did God destroy Sodom?
When did Jesus associate with sodomite couples?
What sodomite couples has Bergoglio healed?
Not only that, we are commanded to not agree to ANY heresy preached, or allowed preached, on matters of faith and morals by a pope.
Pope's encouragement of airing heresy is severing the Church
With all due respect to Patrick Buchanan, I’m not interested in what he thinks the Pope believes (without the words of Francis to conclusively back up such suspicions). Again, post proof (of Francis’ own documented words) showing his lack of support of traditional marriage or just stop. You’re in danger of calumnity against the Pontiff.
As an aside, as I said then (at the conclusion of the synod) I personally believe he is going to come out in support of marriage (by upholding the ban on administration of the Eucharist to divorced and remarried) when he comes out with his exhortation sometime this year (the buzz is that that will come probably sometime around the feast day of St Joseph, so soon).
Wait until then. Otherwise you’re just participating in breathless, conspiracy theory type nonsense that further divides the Body. All of this, Buchannan’s post included, is just unsubstantiated paranoia.
Thank you.
LINKS:
New Pope Francis called homosexual "marriage" a "machination of the Father of Lies"
Pope Francis: Gender Theory Is a Threat to Society
Pope: Marriage between man and woman is threatened by gender ideology
Pope Francis: "Children have a 'Right' to a Mother and Father"
Pope Francis: marriage inscribed in creation (Man/Woman)
A Letter to Pope Francis (Pope defends man-woman marriage)
Pope Rejects "So-Called Gender Theory"
Pope Francis Defends Human Nature Against Gender Radicals
Pope's Shocking Hitler Youth Comparison (Pope blasts gender theory)
Vatican says "no" to transsexual godparents amid Spain controversy
The Family As God ills it, 0ne man and one woman, is being deformed Pope Francis Against Gay Marriage, Gay Adoption
Pope Francis supports Slovak effort to ban gay "marriage", adoption
"Pope Bemoans Gay Lobby†(LINK)
Gay Advocacy Groups Rush to Demonize Pope Francis
Pope Francis Tells Couples To Wait Until Marriage To Have Sex
Pope strongly defends Catholic teaching against contraception
Pope Francis clear on denying Communion to those who facilitate in abortion
The Closed Door of Pope Francis (Speaks against abortion, divorce, and homosexuality)
Pope Francis and the family, the next step (pro-Traditional Family)
Pope Francis is starting to look a lot like Sarah Palin (Guardian UK dumps Francis)
Pope Francis 'refuses' gay French ambassador
Kasper is Not the 'Pope's Theologian,' Says Leading African Cardinal
Cardinal Burke Denies Rift With Pope, Warns of ‘Gay Agenda’ for Synod
Pope Rejected Gay French Diplomat as Ambassador to Holy See
Pope Francis condemns gender theory a third time: ‘The family is under attack’
Pope Francis defends church’s opposition to artificial contraception
Pope Francis: ‘The Choice To Not Have Children Is Selfish’
Pope Francis on abortion: ‘Never, never does killing a person resolve a problem’
Bringing children into the world is never a ‘mistake’: Pope Francis
Don’t be afraid to have more children: Pope Francis
Pope Francis Defends Human Nature Against Gender Radicals
Pope's Shocking Hitler Youth Comparison (Pope blasts gender theory)
Pope to Catholic couples: you can’t get married if you’re not open to children
Pope Francis praises Humanae Vitae, warns of attacks on family
Pope Didn’t Bless ‘Gender Theory’ Children’s Books
Pope Francis Urges Repeal of Marriage Equality in Slovenia Advocate.com-Dec 17, 2015
He may have gay friends and say “Who am I to judge?†but Pope Francis is unwavering in his opposition to same-sex marriage, this week ...
Pope Urges Slovenia to Oppose Gay Marriage as Country Heads to ...
Breitbart News-Dec 19, 2015
What, you haven't seen these in the mainstream media, either?
Ever wonder why?
I am in debt to you for this post.
Thank you very much.
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