Bishop Smackdown delivers!
Criticism that Chaput had publicly faulted Francis as voicing tolerant views toward homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and artificial contraception, all of which the Catholic Church has long opposed, is “not fair,” he said.
“I was not criticizing the Holy Father,” Chaput said of remarks in June to the National Catholic Reporter.
“What I brought up was that I’m aware there are people who are critical of the Holy Father” for perceived liberalism on some issues, “and that it’s important that he talk to them, too.
“That is the fact,” said the archbishop. “I’ve never been critical of the Holy Father and would never speak ill of him.”
A priest of the Capuchin branch of the Franciscan order, Chaput described as “a great freshness, a great blessing for the church,” Francis’ call for greater care for the poor and openness to those who feel excluded from the church for reasons such as sexual orientation or divorce and remarriage.
I didn’t read it the way you did.
He sounds more like what I said.
I’m glad to see that Chaput seems to get what many of us are concerned about, and to those who howl at me on small government threads for saying that a license bought at the courthouse is a civil contract, but marriage is a sacrament, and a cleric performs marriage ceremonies, I happily quote this-
“Are civil unions or marriage for same-sex couples permitted in the country or state?”
Like I say-they are NOT the same thing...
In local discussions, both FrBrian and SrB have stated it the same way. Jesus was criticized for speaking to sinners, so is PopeFrancis. So far they have seen nothing overly alarming. They perceive this as the leftist media projecting their liberalism onto the Pope. So far, I can relate to their interpretation. Both are very conservative or I wouldn’t bother to listen to them.