[ebb tide]

The new 87-page document, entitled Veritatis Gaudium ("The Joy of Truth") replaces the apostolic constitution Sapientia Christiana, issued by St. John Paul II in 1979. Pope Francis writes that the older document "urgently needs to be brought up to date" in light of changes in society and in academic life.

So Francis canonizes Pope John Paul II, but then proceeds to dismiss and/or overrule all of his predecessor's works and institutes that he had authored or established, respectively.

[markomalley]

Thank God my daughter graduates this year (before this mess comes into force).

[Mrs. Don-o]

"Teachers, the Pope says, must be "conscious of their duty to carry out their work in full communion with the authentic Magisterium of the Church, above all, with that of the Roman Pontiff."

"Above all."

Francis says he's not changing any doctrines, and then he says there's a mandatory "radical paradigm shift" that changes everything. This violates basic laws of logic: in particular, the law of non-contradiction.

Which is to say, it's not enough to lose our faith, it's also necessary to lose our minds.

[Fedora]

The new 87-page document, entitled Veritatis Gaudium ("The Joy of Truth")

What would this feeble-minded degenerate who can't go a week straight without contradicting himself know about truth?

[lastchance]

Speaking of large scale natural disasters, just how is the Pope?

[lastchance]

“.. above all, with that of the Roman Pontiff.”

If that last does not concern Catholics they are not paying attention. Some may view that as an innocent remark but I believe it is paving the way for demanding loyalty to the person of the Pope not just the Office.