Is that department part of the church, or not? If a cabinet official made a controversial announcement and the WH did not respond, you’d be correct in assuming it’s accepted.
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“Is that department part of the church, or not?”
The office, yes. The statement, no. It’s a white paper. It has no impact upon Church teaching, governance, or the laity. Got that yet?
“If a cabinet official made a controversial announcement and the WH did not respond, you’d be correct in assuming it’s accepted.”
Are you really so out of touch as to think an institution established by Jesus Christ and 2,000 years old is going to function like the White House? That seems to be the number one problem with twits who go after the Vatican for what one department issues as a white paper. Most people are too stupid to actually know what their talking about in this because they have no clue as to how the Vatican works. This thread has already proved that much.
The Church doesn’t work that way. Officials can make a comment, but that is far from the Pope stating the same.