"I do feel a need to acknowledge what is happening and prepare myself for what appears to be a very likely, if not inevitable, outcome when the bishops report on this matter. Cardinal Kasper was appointed to lead the Synod on Family Life and he has made no secret whatever about his view (indeed since as early as 1992, he has loudly proclaimed it) he shares his view with the great majority of German, Austrian, Swiss and Benelux bishops that there must be some 'latitude' permitted in the matter of the divorced and 'remarried' and the Sacraments."Cardinal Kasper has suggested to Cardinals at the Consistory on the 22 February, that Church law should remain unaltered but that priests should be permitted the discretion to admit divorced and 'remarried' people to the Sacraments after a suitable period of penitent reflection. The Pope is on record as praising the theology behind this suggestion. There is, I am afraid, absolutely no doubt that he supports this innovation, he has not hidden his admiration for either Cardinal Kasper or his thoughts on this particular matter. Anyone who doubts this is really just ignoring the facts.
"It is known that this 'latitude' is already being exercised by the 'turning of a blind eye' (which I have witnessed) or by positive encouragement of those affected to return to the sacraments by priests in the west. Thus little will change in practical terms except that priests who wish to adhere to Church law and decide not to exercise a 'right' to ignore it, may well suffer at the hands of bishops unsympathetic to their scruples and some have expressed fears of that situation arising."
Why not? We already see what happens to priests who exercise their duties in denying the Eucharist to individuals who present themselves for Communion who are in a state of grave and public sin. They are suppressed, disciplined and castigated.
OK, your post is scaring me.
Why the gathering storm over divorce might be worse than was that over contraception
3/16/2014 8:46:56 PM · 61 of 65
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Back to marriage, if you haven't read the link, you might find it interesting regarding the indissolubility of marriage as a creation of Trent, rather than a teaching of the antiquity of the Catholic church. In fact, you might consider passing this on to your cohorts. Those that follow the current issue might find it illuminating for the current time.
We maintain that the present teaching is neither de fide nor definitive doctrine but authoritative doctrine
Quotes Kasper, the lead guy for the Pope on this. Catholics arguing otherwise may be in for a disappointment whenever they get around to deciding this for you. This article is from 1973, has all the current players in it, and mirrors some of the 'mis-translated' Francis comments. You heard it here first.
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