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[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Schneider: Synod report on homosexuality ‘crossed the line from orthodoxy into heresy’Bishop Schneider warned that the report's call to go 'beyond' current Church teaching usurps God's authority and mirrors the serpent’s temptation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Bishop Athanasius Schneider has said that a Vatican Synod on Synodality report suggesting homosexual “relationships” may not be sinful echoes the serpent in the Garden of Eden and has “crossed the line from orthodoxy into heresy.”In an interview with Vatican journalist Diane Montagna, Schneider commented on the final report of Study Group 9, published May 5...

New Vatican document urges Catholic families to ‘ecological conversion’Two Vatican dicasteries released a joint document calling upon Catholic families to embrace ‘integral ecology,’ drawing a direct line between environmental practice and moral formation.A new Vatican document calls on Catholic families to embrace “integral ecology,” framing “ecological conversion” as inseparable from the “journey toward holiness” and linking ecological habits to the fight against abortion and euthanasia.On April 27, the Dicastery for Integral Human Development and the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life released a joint document titled “Integral Ecology in the Life of the Family,” the stated goal of which...