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To: Legatus
Canonically I don't know how to answer your question.

I mean it is wrong, sinful, scandalous, damaging, demoralizing, shameful, for bishops to basically blow off canon law (and they've been doing it for decades), but I don't know if it is precisely schismatic.

The split between doctrine and "pastoral practice" is always corrupt. To say that they may be split is heresy in itself.

Cardinal Kasper recently said that no matter what the upcoming 2015 Synod says about divorce/remarriage, and no matter how the Pope rules, the German Hierarchy will do what they think is best, regardless.

In a perverse way, that is encouraging, because it means Kasper realizes the Synod is not going to endorse his most mushiful ideas. But if he can get away with saying, "Germany will go her own way" and not get much response (so far) other than raised eyebrows, we're in a bad, bad way.

Watch and pray. I mean pray.

37 posted on 04/15/2015 3:31:32 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of bishops." - St. John Chrysostom, Bishop)
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To: Mrs. Don-o; All
Watch and pray. I mean pray.

Absolutely!

Oh and btw, someone is making an offer on our house tomorrow, pray it's what we need it to be please. That goes for the rest of you too. :)

62 posted on 04/15/2015 4:41:04 PM PDT by Legatus (I think, therefore you're out of your mind)
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