[Mrs. Don-o]

I agree that Francis is way too casual, off-the-cuff and imprecise. (I miss Benedict!!!) And Lombardi is terrible (in my opinion.) What a hack.

[RitaOK]

“what the Holy Father puts in the encyclical is a different matter”. ———

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If the pope is as you say, way too casual, off the cuff remarking, and imprecise, but he puts it in writing, stamps it as ENCYCLICAL, we are bound to suffer it to be ex cathedra, on matters of faith and morals?

I don’t remember learning that encyclicals had the force of scripture, especially when the proposed contents of the encyclical is scientifically disputed, but which has proved to be of utilitarian advantage to the forces of population control, (birth control) and global abortion initiatives.

There must be competing encyclicals.

Someone please explain obligation and allegiance to a faulty message, should it be stamped with the word, “Encyclical”.