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[Catholic Caucus] ‘Tensions will rise’ Says Top Synod Official as Participants Convene for Week TwoCV News Feed // In his opening address to synod delegates on Monday, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich warned that tensions will likely rise during week two of the Synod on Synodality.Cardinal Hollerich, the general rapporteur of the Synod on Synodality, reviewed the previous week’s discussions and talked about what the participants could expect the second week. He warned this week’s topics could lead to tensions. “We are not afraid of tensions,” Hollercich said. “Tensions are part of the process, as long as we consider ourselves to be...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis signs text affirming Amoris Laetitia allows Communion for divorced and ‘remarried’Theologian Dr. Peter Kwasniewski has previously commented that such a message 'directly contradicts the Council of Trent’s teaching, reaffirmed by Veritatis Splendor, that there is no commandment given by God that is impossible to accomplish with the help of His grace.'Pope Francis and Cardinal Victor Fernández have responded to yet another set of dubia questions, this time from Cardinal Dominik Duka, O.P., stating that Amoris Laetitia allows for divorced and “re-married” individuals to receive Holy Communion.In response to a question about whether a divorcee in a...