[ebb tide]

The revised transcript isn’t evidence that Vatican officials are at long last moving to rein-in the loose canon that is Francis; rather, it most likely came about after Team Bergoglio’s senior advisors encouraged the Generalissimo to apply the same strategic plan that he once presented to Bruno Forte:

If we speak explicitly about the great majority of sacramental marriages being invalid, we do not know what a terrible mess we will make. So, let’s not speak of it plainly; rather, do it in a way that the premise is there, then we will draw out the conclusions.

The destruction, in other words, will continue unabated.

[Shanghai Dan]

This is what happens when you put the words of man - and the leadership of men - above the Bible. You get interpretations that change with the times as new leaders come and go...

[gaijin]

“living, breathing” BIBLE..?

[faithhopecharity]

IMHO, the original statement was poorly phrased
BUT
did contain a very important element of truth

we do indeed live in “provisional” thinking times
and
many “marriages” are far less than the ideal marital sacrament as taught by the Church

anyway, yes indeed the Holy Father certainly could use a speech editor (before he talks....this business about having to edit or explain everything after he says it... is getting on, I think, everybody’s nerves)