John Thavis: A pastoral earthquake at the synod

October 14, 2014

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Here, as elsewhere, the text said the church needs to use a “realistic language” that begins with listening to people, and can lead them to acknowledge the “beauty and truth of an unconditional opening to life.”

NCR: Synod releases document with new tone, calling for mercy, listening

October 13, 2014

13. okt. 2014 -

"Among the many changes in tone in the document are how it addresses Catholics who are divorced and remarried, how it addresses gay people, how it addresses contemporary culture -- and more widely, how it asks for a church that is always open."

Signifikant beslutning, uden fortilfælde

October 13, 2014

13. okt. 2014 -

That decision could prove to be a game changer.

Kasper: Listen to the Spirit

October 11, 2014

11. okt. 2014 -

So that year between the two synods is crucial?

I think it is very crucial. In this period the bishops will have time to speak to their people.

Crux: Two more cardinals back communion for divorced and remarried

October 10, 2014

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“You can respond two ways,” Coccopalmerio said. “You could do nothing in order to respect the law, or you could act because it’s a case of necessity and urgency.”

Cathleen Kaveny: It presents Catholic belief in the manner of a tax code

October 8, 2014

7. okt. 2014 -

They were not nostalgic about their own religious education, because they had an intuitive sense of its limitations. At times uncomfortable about the scope and nature of the change, they put their trust in God’s providence.

Gerard O'Connell: Pope Gives Bishops a Synod 'Bill of Rights'

October 7, 2014

7. okt. 2014 -

Pope Francis began his groundbreaking speech.....

John Thavis: Synoden lytter til klar tale fra australsk par

October 7, 2014

7. okt. 2014 -

...looked at church documents for guidance, and “they seemed to be from another planet with difficult language and not terribly relevant to our own experiences.”

The Tablet - Pave Frans: Kirken skal række hånden ud, ikke slå med en stok, og anerkende at verden har ændret sig

October 7, 2014

7. okt. 2014 -

“Don't expect a decision next week … This is only the initial push.”

Crux: Vatican's sex abuse panel makes progress

October 6, 2014

6, okt. 2014 -

Collins said she had been frustrated earlier in the year with the slow pace of work on the commission, but was now more hopeful after the weekend’s progress.

The Tablet: Pave Frans advarer biskopper mod at "modarbejde" synoden

October 5, 2014

5. okt. 2014 -

Pave Frans advarer biskopper mod at "modarbejde" synoden med deres egne ideer, men i stedet finde måder at støtte almindelige katolikker.

Grant Gallicho: On synod eve, Kasper proposal gets a boost

October 4, 2014

4. okt. 2014 -

That is precisely the kind of mercy Cardinal Kasper is proposing. And it seems as though he has is own allies in the debate. Because nothing gets published in Civilta Cattolica without the approval of the Holy See.

Walter Kasper: Pope wants bishops to decide on Communion proposal

October 3, 2014

3. okt. 2014 -

Cardinal Kasper says condemning second unions on that basis reflects a "fundamentalistic" reading of the Bible.

Walter Kasper: Nogle frygter en dominoeffekt på familiesynoden

September 29, 2014

29. sept. 2014 -

"You need a hermeneutic to see the whole of the Gospel and of Jesus’ message and then differentiate between what is doctrine and what is discipline. Discipline can change. So I think we have here a theological fundamentalism which is not Catholic."

BT: Den katolske kirke giver Susanne Bier fornem pris

September 28, 2014

28. sept. 2014 -

Den danske filmindustris stolthed, Susanne Bier, blev lørdag hædret med endnu en pris. Hun blev tildelt den katolske kirkes filmpris, en ’Signis Award’, ved filmfestivalen i spanske San Sebastian for hendes kommende film ’En chance til’.

Pave Frans og modstanden i kirken

September 26, 2014

26. sept. 2014 -

"This opposition does not accept Francis’ election and seeks to squeeze him into the comfortable framework of polarization between liberals and conservatives, an ideology-oriented framework which has helped many build prestigious ecclesiastical careers and is wrong"
- Fr. Antonio Spadaro

Grant Gallicho: Either way, this is welcome news. Unless you're a bishop who's enabled abusive priests.

September 26, 2014

25. sept. 2014 -

So what does this mean? First, if you're a bishop who has not been handling cases of priests credibly accused of abuse very well, you may have already started happy hour.

CRUX: Paven fyrer Opus Dei biskop i Paraguay, som har beskyttet præst anklaget for misbrug

September 25, 2014

25. sept. 2014 -

Born in Argentina and a member of Opus Dei, a Catholic group with a profile for being fairly conservative, Livieres Plano was also under Vatican investigation for alleged misappropriation of funds, for frayed relations with his fellow bishops in Paraguay, and for changes he decreed in the formation process for future priests.