Grant Gallicho: Synod day 13 presser: almost there

October 18, 2014

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For example, Marx noted that half of Catholic marriages in Germany are not sacramental because one of the partners is not baptized.

Thomas Reese: English-speaking bishops call for major changes in synod report

October 17, 2014

17. okt. 2014 -

We do know that Cardinal Raymond Burke was the moderator (chair) and Archbishop John Dew was the relator (secretary) of Group A. Cardinal Wilfrid Napier was moderator of Group B and Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was relator. And Group C had as moderator Archbishop Joseph Kurtz with Archbishop Stephen Brislin as relator.

Grant Gallicho: No, Cardinal Kasper is not a racist. (UPDATED)

October 16, 2014

16. okt. 2014 -

He doesn't mean we the synod, or we the rest of the church. He means we the Germans, we the Europeans, we the West. In other words, it's up to the churches of Africa to handle their own pastoral challenges. Just as "they should not tell us too much what we have to do." That's hardly dismissive, or xenophobic, or worse. It's just good theological sense.

5 Questions About the Vatican Synod on the Family

October 15, 2014

15. okt. 2014 -

It reminds me of the Second Vatican Council, the great Church council in the early 1960s, when so much change was happening. Once people realize what the Holy Spirit can do, it gives them a lot more trust and openness and freedom.

Time: What the Vatican Really Said About Homosexuality

October 14, 2014

14. okt. 2014 -

The interest in a relatio, a relatively obscure document, does however point to another shift: people actually care about what a group of bishops is doing.

That itself, for many, may be a revolution.

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.

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.

Basilian Fr. Thomas Rosica: "To label people ... does not help in bringing people to Christ"

October 7, 2014

8. okt. 2014 -

"There is a lightness of atmosphere, which I think does enable people to speak much more from their pastoral experience ... than from their academic study," he said.

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: Hungarian cardinal a prime mover in Synod of Bishops

October 6, 2014

6. okt. 2014 -

John Allen skriver om Cardinal Péter Erdö of Hungary - der fungere som "relator" under Synoden.

Crux: Pope urges bishops to be bold, but synod’s opening day stresses limits

October 6, 2014

6. okt. 2014 -

“What’s being discussed at this synod … are not doctrinal issues, but the practical ones,” said Hungarian Cardinal Péter Erdö, tapped by the pope to serve as the synod’s relator, meaning the person who opens the discussion at the beginning and who wraps it up at the end.

NCR: Simplified annulment process coming from synod

October 6, 2014

6. okt. 2014 -

The biggest change is that open discussion is being encouraged by the pope.

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.