[Mrs. Don-o]

I suspect this may develop like the Humanae Vitae issue did in the late 60's which would be both bad and good:

• a period of widespread confusion (are these doctrines even theoretically open to change?)
• a steady, rising rumble from liberal tub-thumpers (Change is a-comin'! It's inevitable!)
• a convocation of experts (and/or a synod) to discuss and come up with recommendations
• the Pope holds the line on doctrine (Holy Spirit pulls off a miracle)
• some dissidents, stung by this "betrayal," leave
• but enough of them stay to keep up the caterwauling as if doctrine were still an "open question"

The big question will be: will Pope Francis have the political chops to isolate, and even purge, the caterwaulers?

Watch and pray.

Oh, and by the way: Burke for Pope.

[stanne]

Human are vitae is accepted church teaching, heretics and dissidents notwithstanding. And the predictions and warnings have come true, as it is simple logic

No practicing catholic is confused by humanae vitae, only by the widespread rejection of it along with acceptance of induced abortion

[stanne]

Oh, and Burke for pope

[Unam Sanctam]

I just hope the pope doesn’t officially enact or teach the heretical Kasper proposal or any other endorsement of divorce, homosexuality, fornication. I hold little hope from this Pope for discipline of German heretical and schismatic bishops.

[dangus]

>> In February, the president of the German conference, Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich, announced that the bishops might allow remarried divorcees to receive Communion even if the upcoming synod decides otherwise, stating that they’re not a “subsidiary of Rome.” <<

Marx did NOT declare a formal schism, as this quote suggests. He said they are not “JUST” (merely? nothing other than a?) “a subsidiary of Rome.”

[Salvation]

I pray this is all true.

It’s not a political decision, it’s a moral one.

[vladimir998]

“no change will result from the summit, either on Communion for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics or on broader matters such as contraception”

If so, then I was right all along. I said nothing would change.