Follow the money?Did not see this coming. SSPX members probably apoplectic.
Vatican gives conditional approval to blessings for same-sex couples
Ruling approved by Pope Francis marks a significant step forward by the Catholic churchwww.theguardian.com
I’m not even sure that’s the case. The “kinder, gentler” Catholic Church reformists have been hard at work for decades while church attendance continues to decline. Pandering to progressives and balking on long held beliefs is not the way to win more congregants. Only the more “Conservative” parishes are seeing any growth.
Did not see this coming. SSPX members probably apoplectic.
Vatican gives conditional approval to blessings for same-sex couples
Ruling approved by Pope Francis marks a significant step forward by the Catholic church
Unlikely. The current Pope is a Jesuit, and focused primarily on pastoral care. Something like this, which favors more inclusive pastoral outreach without necessarily changing doctrine, is probably right where Francis leans naturally. Outside influence probably isn't necessary.
Wow. A “kinder, gentler” approach taken by an organization that was founded by Jesus Christ. What’s this world coming to?
I think what you've written here misses the core theme of Catholicism, but that's not necessarily a knock on you. I think it's been missed for awhile by Church leadership. The word 'catholic' means 'universal' or 'all-inclusive.' And given the belief that the Catholic Church is the church St. Peter started at Jesus' directive, I feel like truly being all-inclusive is in line with Christ's teachings.
Isn't that wild?
Regrettably many churches have moved away from gospel-centered preaching.
Yep...that's really too bad.
Not a criticism of you because you’re just quoting the other poster, but where’s the evidence that only “conservative “ parishes are experiencing growth, and what does “conservative” even mean in this context? In contrasting the ideology within the church, a more accurate distinction is between those who embrace doctrinal orthodoxy and those who take a more gospel-centric approach.
That's actually a good question. I sort of just took the post I was replying to at it's word on that, but you've brought up good questions. I like your distinctions better than 'conservative' and 'liberal' in this case.
On a local level in Bloomington St. Charles is conservative and St Paul is liberal. Big difference in the way the homily is given. St Paul also has like 6 priests to St. Charles one, and he's an ex marine.
We all understand that buster brown. You aren’t informing anyone of anything.
Insanely provincial attitude you have there to blame the whopping 3% of Catholics who are Democrats.
You seem like a serious Catholic. How do you square your feelings on this with your faith’s tenant that what comes from the Pope is as if from Christ himself?
It's always humorous to see Catholics second guess the Pope. I mean, he's only God's Representative on Earth. Profane 28 year-old convicted fence jumpers are obviously in closer harmony with the Almighty.
He’s a soft minded populist.
He'd certainly tell you to get away from them.Really? Jesus would hate the Pope?
Where does he stand on oil cans?
All-inclusive is definitely not in line with Christ’s teachings
Come on! You know Farva is smarter and knows more than anyone on here about every single topic. He tells us that daily. Is it really a surprise he knows more about Catholicism than the Pope?
Well now that’s a good point. But where we really draw the line is if we can’t discriminate against gay people.
I'm not surprised it went over Farva's head, but I'm disappointed in you, snarl and Spartans. Perhaps you guys are suffering from a bit of provincialism, as well?
Papal infallibility is a lot more complicated than that. Most of what the Pope says is subject to the same errors as any other human. IANACL, but I do not believe what he issued today places any requirement on any Catholic to believe or subscribe to any new doctrine.
I don’t think as a Catholic you have the ability to admit a Pope is in error.
I was just asking a question not related to the op. Someone had told me there was a change in the Catholic Church in the 60s. Some churches didn’t go along with whatever the change was. I thought you might know what it was.
