I’m sorry. I thought you were referring to Pope Francis’ letter to the Buenos Aries bishops. My mistake.
As far as the dubia, the cardinals gave Francis plenty of time to respond before they went public.
It’s now been 113 days since the dubia was submitted to the Pope, with no response.
I’m sorry. I thought you were referring to Pope Francis’ letter to the Buenos Aries bishops.
Not originally—but thanks for the opporunity to provide a contrast between two types of statements by the Pope. One good thing about Francis is that he helps to illustrate such distinctions, and aid one in making such distinctions in the future.