“Why did he even have to bring up the subject?”
He’s too consumed by and worried about the opinion of the world. Christ seemed to despise the opinions of “the world”.
If the world hates you, remember it hated me first (Jn 15:18). The Spirit of Truth, which the world cannot receive (Jn 14:17). For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God (1 Cor 3:19). Whoever loves the world, the love of the Father is not in Him (1 Jn 2:15).
Francis starts out with a kernel of a good idea. To draw people in irregular marriages and homosexual relationships back to God and to the Church. But if it results in the watering down of truth and confusion, such fruit is not good.
“Francis starts out with a kernel of a good idea.”
If he ever was, he is seemingly no longer entitled to the benefit of the doubt on this score.
His consistent employment of weaponized ambiguity, a shop-worn tactic of communists worldwide, demonstrates that his intent has always been malignant.
Archbishop Viganó cites this when saying that Bergoglio is not and has never been pope. The failure being mal-intent upon assuming office. Akin to a declaration of nullity (annulment) being handed down by Church authorities in the context of a marriage ‘that never was’.
It's not a good idea. It's an evil idea, straight out of Hell, and it does nothing but encourage adulterers, homosexuals, etc. that their sinful and unrepentant lifestyles may be "blessed" with no confession or desire to ammend one's life.
Instead of drawing these people back to God, it's drawing them straight into the depths of Hell.
You can't bless sin. Period.
Francis starts out with a kernel of a good idea. To draw people in irregular marriages and homosexual relationships back to God and to the Church.They don't care about saving souls, all they care about is the Sunday count, and they think this will refill the baskets. It'd be stupid if it weren't so insipid: homosexuals don't want God, they just want God's approval. Francis is trying to have it both ways-- yikes for him.