[Mrs. Don-o]

This author, Spalding, thinks he can do with bluster and sarcasm what he cannot do with methodical, factual analysis: convince us that Pope Francis has blown up the laws of the Church concerning marriage.

I instead recommend the counsel offered by Canonist Ed Peters (a name known and trusted by many faithful Catholics here), who takes a much more sober and objective view of the pluses and the potential problems of the process.

That's
Here (a first look at Mitis)(focus on pluses),

And

Here (a second look at Mitis)(focus on potential problems)

And

Here (Ed Peters' Facebook page is an ongoing source of insight AND a virtual gathering place for online RayBurkistas).

[BlatherNaut]

Fr. Zuhlsdorf:

"...After reading through the new rules and after reading the interventions of the presenters at the presser this morning, and after talking with two trusted canonists by phone and after reading a few reactions online, I have to take seriously the summation point made by the canonist Kurt Martens, professor of Canon Law at the Catholic University of America. He was cited in today’s WaPo.

Martens said that essentially the Church is providing a path that looks like the Catholic version of no-fault divorce...."

Pope Francis has changed canon law procedures for “annulments”

The new legislation reduces the length of time required to obtain an annulment to less than half the time necessary to prepare for and contract a marriage. The emphasis on delivering expeditious annulments in cases where there is a supposed lack of faith, time in jail, disease, a short marriage, etc. will unfortunately result in a further erosion of doctrine via practice.

[Elsie]

This author, Spalding, thinks he can do with bluster and sarcasm what he cannot do with methodical, factual analysis:

Then he'd be a good fit here; posting on FR.