B) Idiotic comments: Taking a page from liberal doctrine that any remark must be discounted and dismissed by personal attacks? A great way to defend our pope... Or shall you be nuancing and interpreting your words on this as well?
C) New teaching? Not at all. Exceptions have always existed within the doctrine, but why bring such exceptions forward in public forums? It serves no good purpose, and only weakens the moral authority behind the teachings and the strength of marriage. ‘But the pope said that sometimes separation is good!’ What, we'll dispatch millions of interpreters to every family argument? Better that he avoid such statements in any context.
“Perhaps not every statement by the pope on virtually every issue would have to be nuanced and interpreted if the pope restrained himself to topics and beliefs that apply to the vast majority of the faithful, rather than constantly delving into the exceptions that are better handled between the parishioner and their priest?”
I believe this pope is a poor communicator, but here - and in some other cases - he said nothing wrong. What is happening is that the secular press focuses on anything that can be twisted and faithful Catholics - like trained seals - jump through exactly the hoops the secular media expects them to.
“Taking a page from liberal doctrine that any remark must be discounted and dismissed by personal attacks?”
Nope. An idiotic comment - and that’s what I called them - is an idiotic comment. It’s not a personal attack. It’s just a statement of fact.
“A great way to defend our pope... Or shall you be nuancing and interpreting your words on this as well?”
I’ve read the CCC. Have you? Seriously, when I see Catholics posting comments attacking the pope BECAUSE THEY’VE BEEN TOO LAZY OR STUPID to have read the CCC what can be said. . . except that they’ve been too lazy or stupid to read the CCC?
“Exceptions have always existed within the doctrine, but why bring such exceptions forward in public forums?”
It’s in the catechism. That’s a publicly accessible document used everywhere by Catholics. What part of that is new to you?
“It serves no good purpose, and only weakens the moral authority behind the teachings and the strength of marriage. “
Ridiculous.