Tema: Familiesynoden 2014

Tema: Familiesynoden - 

"The pope sees this as the start of a process. The first phase is over, and some will be disappointed that the synod pulled back on the language of welcome. But this was not the day the music died. The ideas and proposals launched at this synod will be coming back."
- John Thavis

Tema: Familiesynoden 2014

5. til 19. okt. 2014

Seneste tilføjelse: 
18. maj 2015

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Synod on the Family

October 3, 2014

Host Bob Abernethy, managing editor Kim Lawton, and Religion News Service editor-in-chief Kevin Eckstrom set the stage for the Vatican’s two-week gathering of Catholic bishops that begins October 5 to discuss the church and contemporary family life. Among the topics for debate at the synod: marriage, divorce, remarriage, annulments, and cohabitatio

Pope: Synod didn't touch doctrine

Pope Francis reflected on the October 2014 synod on the family during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square Dec. 10.

9. dec Catholic Herald: Vatican releases preparatory document ahead of 2015 synod

Vatican Synod October 2014: Video and Sound

Video and sound from the Vatican, by videographer Francesco Fedeli.

27. okt. - Synods serve ecumenism - 2 min:

Orthodox Metropolitan Kallistos Ware of Diokleia discusses how synods can help ecumenism.

21. okt. - Cardinal Wuerl on family synod -- and what happens next -  4 min:

Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl discusses the conclusion of the synod on the family.

19. okt - Archbishop Kurtz on synod and next steps - 3 min:

Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz reflects on the conclusion of the synod on the family.

18. okt. - Final Synod Report released by Vatican - 1 min.:

Artikler i aviser / på nettet - 4 seneste:

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Commonweal Magazine Video: Peter Steinfels with a Proposal for the Next Synod
Commonweal Magazine Video: Peter Steinfels with a Proposal for the Next Synod

18. maj 2015 - 

But even if the real issue is acknowledged, “what can the upcoming synod do about it? How can the synod fathers, in a two-week session, realistically address a problem that has been festering since 1968?”

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Phyllis Zagano: Aflivning af kristendommen
Phyllis Zagano: Aflivning af kristendommen

9. april 2015 - 

Note to Cardinal Müller: Women are no longer chattel in the developed world. Women are independent human beings made in the image and likeness of God.

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Archbishop Cupich: Our contribution to the Synod of October 2015
Archbishop Cupich: Our contribution to the Synod of October 2015

6. aprill 2015 - 

While the Synod Office in Rome prepared documentation for the consultation, it became clear that a more accessible approach was needed. To that end, we developed the following five questions to capture the synod’s major and essential concerns:

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WSJ: Pope Francis and the New Rome
WSJ: Pope Francis and the New Rome

6. april 2015 - 

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York. “Now we have a pope who says, ‘Look, we just had five decades of internal debates and controversy about the meaning of Vatican II, and now it’s time to do it.’ And that’s what he’s doing.”

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Sveriges Radio: Katolsk familjesyn under prövning

8. jan. 2015 - 

Oenigheten kring synen på äktenskap, skilsmässa och samkönade relationer är djupgående. Kan vi förvänta oss reformer i påtaglig form eller status quo?

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Sverigesradio: Skilsmässor och samkönade par splittrar katoliker

30. okt. 2014 - 

Hör Madeleine Fredell från Dominikansystrarna och Alexander Kegel, tidigare ordförande i Sveriges unga katoliker.

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Cardinal Nichols holds a Press Conference to reflect on Extraordinary Synod on the Family
Cardinal Nichols holds a Press Conference to reflect on Extraordinary Synod on the Family

21. okt. 2014 - 

 

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Catholic Church UK: Cardinal Vincent Nichols sums up the Bishops Synod on the Famil

21. okt. 2014 - 

 

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20. okt - Debate on family issues at the Synod on the Family: Vatican Connections - 20 min:

18. okt. - Witness Tagle (Pope Paul VI)

Uploaded by Salt and Light on 2014-10-17.

17. okt. - Inside the Synod (Day 9) - completion of small group discussions:

Tonight on Inside the Synod - Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila share their experiences and provide context as bishops prepare the final summary document for the synod.

17. okt. - Pope Paul VI - The Pilgrim Pope:

Born Giovanni Battista Montini, Paul VI is affectionately known as the pilgrim pope. The Church that we know today is deeply shaped by the Second Vatican Council and is in many ways a reflection of Paul VI's pontificate.

17. okt. - Inside the Synod (Day 8) - Bishops meet in small language groups to discuss working document:

Tonight on Inside the Synod the work of the small language groups is underway as bishops discuss the 'midterm report' and work towards next week's summary document. Sebastian Gomes brings us the latest from today's press briefing and Catholic journalists weigh in on their responsibility when it comes to disseminating the message of the synod.

16. okt. Inside the Synod - bishops meet in small language groups to discuss working document:

Tonight on Inside the Synod the work of the small language groups is underway as bishops discuss the 'midterm report' and work towards next week's summary document. Sebastian Gomes brings us the latest from today's press briefing and Catholic journalists weigh in on their responsibility when it comes to disseminating the message of the synod.

14. okt. - Inside the Synod - Midterm report reactions:

Tonight on Inside the Synod, Sebastian Gomes brings us news of reactions to the Synod's midterm report.

13. okt.  - Inside the Synod - Highlights from Day 6:

Today on Inside the Synod the Post Disceptationem (summary document) is delivered by the General Relator, Cardinal Peter Erdo of Hungary, and a Mass of thanksgiving for two new Canadian Saints is celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica with hundreds of Canadian pilgrims. Sebastian Gomes brings us the report.

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Vatican Radio: Members and substitutes for the Synod of Bishops
Vatican Radio: Members and substitutes for the Synod of Bishops

8. aug. 2015 - 

Substitute:  Bishop Czeslaw KOZON, of Copenhagen in Denmark

Cardinal Marx: On sexual teaching, black-and-white won't do.
Cardinal Marx: On sexual teaching, black-and-white won't do.

7. okt. 2014 - 

Is the Synod on the Family considering relaxing Catholic teaching against sex outside of marriage? 

Vatican rule: “No Tweeting from synod hall”

6. okt. 2014 -

We were not told we couldn’t Tweet. So we did.

Paven vil ændre kirkens syn på familien

5. okt. 2014 - 

...hvor paven talte om "onde præster", der pålægger menigheden "ubærlige byrder".

To me, it is significant that both Cardinals Mueller and Pell are rebutting....
To me, it is significant that both Cardinals Mueller and Pell are rebutting....

23. sept. 2014 - 

To me, it is significant that both Cardinals Mueller and Pell are rebutting someone the Pope has so clearly indicated reflects his own thinking, and even influences it.


8. okt. - 1 time og 20 min:

Crux: Discussion of the Synod with Cardinals Pell and Dolan

A special panel discussion today from Rome on the impact of Pope Francis and developments at the Synod of Bishops.

On the panel will be Cardinal George Pell, in charge of reforming the Vatican’s finances at the new Secretariat of the Economy; Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York; and Crux staff members John L. Allen Jr., Inés San Martín, and Michael O’Loughlin.

Monsignor James Checchio of the Pontifical North American College and Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory will make introductory remarks.

Live from the Pontifical North American College in Rome. Conference "FRANCIS: A POPE FOR THE XXI CENTURY"
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Interview at the Synod of an Australian couple Ron and Mavis Pirola

Med engelsk tekstning: Catholic News Service

Synod fathers on updating church language - 2 min:

RELATED STORY: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1404208.htm Cardinals at the synod on the family discuss the need to update the church's pastoral language.

Archbishop: Synod aims to listen -  2 min:

Archbishop William C. Skurla discusses the efficient organization of the synod process.

Synod participants on Paul VI - 3 min:

Synod participants discuss the upcoming beatification of Pope Paul VI.

Cardinal Dolan on countercultural bishops -  3 min:

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan discusses the importance of countercultural bishops at the synod on the family.

Archbishop: Church teaching is pastoral care - 2 min:

Archbishop Paul-André Durocher discusses the relationship between church teaching and pastoral care.

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Cardinal Napier: Communion and polygamy -  2 min:

Cardinal Wilfrid Napier discusses the challenge of polygamy in traditional African societies.

Cardinal Nichols on desire and fidelity - 2 min:

Cardinal Vincent Nichols discusses the family as a work of faith.

Cardinal: Is teaching on sexuality changing? - 3,5 min:

Cardinal Reinhard Marx discusses the idea of "graduality" in church teaching on sexuality.

Cardinal Pell: Pope welcomes frank dialogue - 3 min:

Cardinal George Pell discusses Pope Francis' attitude towards the open discussion among the cardinals about Communion for the divorced and remarried.

Who may receive Communion? - 2 min:

Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl discusses the difference between doctrinal teachings on marriage and the application of those teachings in regard to the reception of Communion.

Pope opens synod with vigil, Mass - 3 min.:

The synod on the family opened with a vigil and Mass in St. Peter's Square Oct. 4-5.

Vatikanet Video - Live og On-demand

Salt + Light Television er en katolsk medie platform fra Canada der under Synoden vil sende programmer fra Rom. De vil løbende blive bragt herunder:

12. okt.2014: Opsamling fra den først uge i "Communication, communion, and other Synod hot topics: Vatican Connections - October 10, 2014" video fra Salt and Light herunder:

It's the first full week of the highly anticipated Synod on the family. We look at what the lay experts have been telling the bishops, and what the Synod Fathers have been saying themselves. We also talk to Sebastian Gomes in Rome for the behind the scenes details.

Inside the Synod - Cardinal Filoni on Christians in the Middle East:

On Tuesday, October 7, during the Synod on the Family Pope Francis called Cardinals to a special consistory that will address the crisis facing Christians in the Middle East. All the patriarchs of the Middle East and the heads of the Eastern Churches have been invited to attend the consistory, which will take place at the Vatican on October 20.

Witness: Cardinal George Pell:

Cardinal George Pell is one of the most well-known leaders of the Roman Catholic Church. Appointed Archbishop of Melbourne in 1996 and Archbishop of Sydney in 2001, he has been a consistent and unwavering voice in favour of traditional Catholic doctrine particularly in the Western world.

Day 5: Interview with Vatican Spokesmen

Day 5: From inside the 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family, Salt and Light TV spoke with Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB and Fr. Bernd Hagenkord, SJ, who are overseeing the English and German language communications for this synod respectively.


Inside the Synod - Highlights from Day 4

Today on Inside the Synod discussions got heated as the bishops reflected on difficult pastoral situations. Sebastian Gomes brings us the highlights.

Inside the Synod - Highlights from Day 3:

Tonight on Inside the Synod, the Pope calls Christians to greater unity at his weekly General Audience, and today the Bishops take a closer look at the very practical issues facing families today.
Sebastian Gomes shares with us highlights from Day 2: Cardinal Sodano makes a special announcement about the Church's response to the Middle East, a summary of the major themes developing at the Synod, and a special sit-down with Cardinal Pell Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.
Day 2: From inside the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family, Salt and Light TV spoke with +Paul-André Durocher, Archbishop of Gatineau, Canada.
Sebastian Gomes shares with us the highlights from Day 1 of the Synod on the Family and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Paul VI Audience Hall.
Day 1: From inside the Synod of Bishops, Salt and Light TV spoke with His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
During Pope Francis' first Angelus address on Sunday, March 17, 2013 he spoke of a book on mercy which had done "him much good". The book "Mercy: The Essence of the Gospel and the Key to the Christian Life" was written by Cardinal Walter Kasper, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity.
This week we look at what to expect with the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Family. Plus, so far we've heard from cardinals and bishops with opposing views on the same issues. Is there really heated debate and tension in Rome right now? or is it all media constructed?
During the premiere episode of Inside the Synod meet the international team of producers who will host Salt + Light's 2014 coverage from inside the Synod on the Family. During this special series, you will hear from a wide array of voices: bishops, lay observers and various experts who are gathered to reflect on the pastoral challenges facing families today.

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Commonweal Magazine Video: Peter Steinfels with a Proposal for the Next Synod
Commonweal Magazine Video: Peter Steinfels with a Proposal for the Next Synod

18. maj 2015 - 

But even if the real issue is acknowledged, “what can the upcoming synod do about it? How can the synod fathers, in a two-week session, realistically address a problem that has been festering since 1968?”

Read More →
Phyllis Zagano: Aflivning af kristendommen
Phyllis Zagano: Aflivning af kristendommen

9. april 2015 - 

Note to Cardinal Müller: Women are no longer chattel in the developed world. Women are independent human beings made in the image and likeness of God.

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Archbishop Cupich: Our contribution to the Synod of October 2015
Archbishop Cupich: Our contribution to the Synod of October 2015

6. aprill 2015 - 

While the Synod Office in Rome prepared documentation for the consultation, it became clear that a more accessible approach was needed. To that end, we developed the following five questions to capture the synod’s major and essential concerns:

Read More →
WSJ: Pope Francis and the New Rome
WSJ: Pope Francis and the New Rome

6. april 2015 - 

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York. “Now we have a pope who says, ‘Look, we just had five decades of internal debates and controversy about the meaning of Vatican II, and now it’s time to do it.’ And that’s what he’s doing.”

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Commonweal Magazine: A Listening Church
Commonweal Magazine: A Listening Church

26. jan. 2015 - 

"It’s true that three of the paragraphs [about divorce and gay people] did not get two-thirds majority support, but they got more than a majority. That’s what’s new. That’s the story."

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Rome Wants Reality, Not "Doctrine" – The Synod's Second Half Begins

29. dec. 2014 - 

"Different bishops had different approaches, but we will all move on together," the Pope said. "I am not afraid."

Against this backdrop, below is the Synod Secretariat's complete English translation of the new questionnaire. 

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Fr. James Martin SJ: A great deal of important news from the Vatican this morning.
Fr. James Martin SJ: A great deal of important news from the Vatican this morning.

9. dec. 2014 - 

"It's notable that the Vatican is asking bishops to collect input from Catholics "at all levels" and, even more notably, asks bishops to "avoid, in their responses...."

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Pater Lombardi: "Man må have troens briller på for at kunne læse Synoden"
Pater Lombardi: "Man må have troens briller på for at kunne læse Synoden"

26. okt. 2014 - 

P Lombardi giver udtryk for sin overbevisning om at den kommende refleksion i lokalkirkerne kommer til at blive "dybtgående, effektiv, virkelig velformuleret" og præget af "en meget bred fælles proces" med henblik på synoden i oktober 2015.

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Newsweek: The Crisis That Changed Pope Francis
Newsweek: The Crisis That Changed Pope Francis

25. okt. 2014 - 

"But Francis does not want to be a pastoral autocrat in the way that previous popes have been philosophical or theological dictators"

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På Dansk: Pave Frans - Tale ved afslutningen af bispesynoden i oktober 2014
På Dansk: Pave Frans - Tale ved afslutningen af bispesynoden i oktober 2014

24. okt. 2014 - 

Oversat fra italiensk af Hanne Gregersen og Erling Tiedemann

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dagen.se: ”Omgifta är rika världens problematik”
dagen.se: ”Omgifta är rika världens problematik”

22. okt. 2014 - 

Även många katoliker ser kyrkan genom massmedierapporteringen som gärna använder partibeteckningar för att definiera den. Med dessa kan inte användas här

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David Gibson: 7 lessons from the Vatican’s wild and crazy Synod on the Family
David Gibson: 7 lessons from the Vatican’s wild and crazy Synod on the Family

20. okt. 2014 - 

So where does that leave Francis’ papacy? And the church?

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Fr. James Martin, SJ: The Synod...is not over

20. okt. 2014 - 

Pope Francis has more or less unleashed a torrent of openness among the world's bishops. Topics that were previously taboo were spoken about freely. Here are some important roundups in the wake of the conclusion of the first session of the Synod on the Family.

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Austen Ivereigh: Pope Francis’s healing, loving revolution is unstoppable

19. okt. 2014 - 

Most of us live in the gap between who we are and who we are called to be; being a Catholic isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition.

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John Thavis: A few more thoughts on a synod that hasn't ended
John Thavis: A few more thoughts on a synod that hasn't ended

19. okt. 2014 - 

The pope sees this as the start of a process. The first phase is over, and some will be disappointed that the synod pulled back on the language of welcome. But this was not the day the music died. The ideas and proposals launched at this synod will be coming back.

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Fr. James Martin, SJ: Five Things the Synod Just Did
Fr. James Martin, SJ: Five Things the Synod Just Did

19. okt. 2014 - 

But in the end one person makes the decisions, and in this case it’s the Pope.  At one point during his concluding speech to the bishops he said, playfully, “I am here and I’m the pope!” 

Or as we say in the Jesuits, when it comes to the superior it’s: “You discern, we discern, but I decide.” 

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John Thavis: Synod ends on a cautious note; Pope Francis says church must open its doors

18. okt. 2014 - 

Among the temptations, he said, were those of a “hostile rigidity” that wanted to close the church inside the letter of the law, expressed today by so-called “traditionalists.” He also warned against a false charity by so-called “liberals and progressives,” as well as the risk of adapting too easily to the spirit of the world.

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Grant Gallicho: Synod day 14 presser the second: that's a wrap.
Grant Gallicho: Synod day 14 presser the second: that's a wrap.

18. okt. 2014 - 

When the synod reconvenes, it won't be quite the same. Some who participated in this year's meeting won't be back (I'm thinking of papal critic Cardinal Raymond Burke). And Francis will likely select new cardinals come February.

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Grant Gallicho: Synod day 13 presser: almost there

17. okt. 2014 - 

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

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

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.

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

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.

 

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5 Questions About the Vatican Synod on the Family

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.

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Time: What the Vatican Really Said About Homosexuality
Time: What the Vatican Really Said About Homosexuality

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.

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John Thavis: A pastoral earthquake at the synod

13. okt. 2014 - 

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.” 

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

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."

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Signifikant beslutning, uden fortilfælde
Signifikant beslutning, uden fortilfælde

13. okt. 2014 - 

That decision could prove to be a game changer.

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Kasper: Listen to the Spirit
Kasper: Listen to the Spirit

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.

 

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Crux: Two more cardinals back communion for divorced and remarried
Crux: Two more cardinals back communion for divorced and remarried

10. okt. 2014 - 

“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.”

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

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.

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

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.

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Sveriges Radio: Katolsk familjesyn under prövning

8. jan. 2015 - 

Oenigheten kring synen på äktenskap, skilsmässa och samkönade relationer är djupgående. Kan vi förvänta oss reformer i påtaglig form eller status quo?

Read More →
Sverigesradio: Skilsmässor och samkönade par splittrar katoliker

30. okt. 2014 - 

Hör Madeleine Fredell från Dominikansystrarna och Alexander Kegel, tidigare ordförande i Sveriges unga katoliker.

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Cardinal Nichols holds a Press Conference to reflect on Extraordinary Synod on the Family
Cardinal Nichols holds a Press Conference to reflect on Extraordinary Synod on the Family

21. okt. 2014 - 

 

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Catholic Church UK: Cardinal Vincent Nichols sums up the Bishops Synod on the Famil

21. okt. 2014 - 

 

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Biskop Anders Arborelius om familiesynoden
Biskop Anders Arborelius om familiesynoden

21. okt. 2014 - 

I et intervju med den svenske avdelingen av Vatikanradioen snakker biskopen om synodens arbeide og videre utfordringer.

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Diane Rehm: The Pope, The Synod And The Future Of The Catholic Church
Diane Rehm: The Pope, The Synod And The Future Of The Catholic Church

19. okt. 2014 - 

A discussion of the Vatican synod and the future of the Roman Catholic Church.

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CNN: Cardinal hails ‘welcoming’ language on homosexuals
CNN: Cardinal hails ‘welcoming’ language on homosexuals

16. okt. 2014 - 

“We now need to talk about where Christ would want you to be. Where would the Lord ask you to be in light of his gospel, in light of his teachings? And that’s I think what was meant when we said there are some positive aspects – at least try to meet the person where they are and then walk with them.”

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CBS NEWS: Cardinal Dolan: Vatican document needs "major reworking"

16. okt. 2014 - 

Dolan said one of the major obstacles for the church is the stereotype that the Catholic church is constantly telling people what they can't do.

"They've heard me say often, we've heard Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and now, in an extraordinarily effective way, Pope Francis saying the church isn't about no's," Dolan said. "The church is about a big, resounding yes to everything that is good and noble and beautiful and dignified and genuine and liberating in the human person."

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ABC.AU: Pope Francis considering radical changes on divorced and gay Catholics

15. okt. 2014 - 

Radio interview med Thomas Reese, S.J.

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CBS News: Conservative Catholic bishops push back against openness to gays
CBS News: Conservative Catholic bishops push back against openness to gays

15. okt. 2014 - 

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DR P1 Religionsrapport: Den Katolske Kirke snakker om sex

14. okt. 2014 - 

Men det er slet ikke alle katolikker, som er enige i kirkens synspunkter eller lever efter dem - fx mener et stort overtal, at prævention bør tillades.

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PBS “NewsHour”: Interpreting the Vatican’s language shift on homosexuality, divorce
PBS “NewsHour”: Interpreting the Vatican’s language shift on homosexuality, divorce

13. okt. 2014 - 

Judy Woodruff sits down with The Boston Globe’s John Allen to discuss the Vatican’s change in tone.

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Card Kasper: Synod to model Pope's "listening magisterium"
Card Kasper: Synod to model Pope's "listening magisterium"

1. okt. 2014 - 

Christian life is a pilgrimage and so we have to accompany people on their way…..we have to start where people are now, listening to their problems and that’s also the new style of Pope Francis…

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Cardinal Nichols speaks to journalists ahead of Bishops Synod on the Family:

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, told journalists he is 'looking forward' to the forthcoming Extraordinary Synod on the Family taking place in Rome between 5-19 October 2014. The Cardinal will play a direct part in proceedings - Extraordinary Synods bring together the presidents of the world's Bishops' Conferences.

Questions:

Cardinal Vincent Nichols takes questions from journalists at a press conference ahead of the Bishops' Synod on the Family. Held at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Eccleston Square, London. 23 September 2014.

Instrumentum Laboris: Working Document for the Synod of the Family

Family life will be the focus of an extraordinary general session of the Synod of Bishops that will meet at the Vatican between 5-19 October 2014. 

Around 150 Synod fathers will take part in the meeting to discuss the "pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization."

This working document in preparation for the upcoming Synod of the Family is divided into three parts:

• The Gospel of the Family 
• Challenges to the Pastoral Care of the Family 
• Difficult Pastoral Situations

“The document offers a broad, yet by no means exhaustive, perspective on the present-day situation of the family, on the challenges of the family and on the reflections related to the family today.”

Cardinal Baldisseri, General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops

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Preparatory Document

The Lineamenta - or preparatory document - for the 2014 extraordinary general session of the Synod of Bishops on the family gives more information on the Vatican meeting that will examine the "Pastoral Challenges to the Family in the Context Of Evangelization".

Here's a summary of the contents of the Lineamenta.

I. Synod: Family and Evangelization

II. The Church and the Gospel on the Family

  • The Plan of God, Creator and Redeemer
  • The Church's Teaching on the Family

III. Questions

  • The Diffusion of the Teachings on the Family in Sacred Scripture and the Church’s Magisterium
  • Marriage according to the Natural Law
  • The Pastoral Care of the Family in Evangelization
  • Pastoral Care in Certain Difficult Marital Situations
  • On Unions of Persons of the Same Sex
  • The Education of Children in Irregular Marriages
  • The Openness of the Married Couple to Life
  • The Relationship Between the Family and the Person
  • Other Challenges and Proposals

lineamenta-family-synod-2014.PDF <her>

Blogs der skrives ifm Synoden:

Canadiske biskop Paul-André Durocher: Sing and Walk

Archbishop Kurtz Blog  <her> 


Links:

Wikipedia: Synod of Bishops

FAQs: the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops

The Catholic Church for England and Wales: Synod of Bishops on the Family 2014

usccb.org: Synods Of Bishops On The Family


Særlige temasider fra udvalgte publikationer:

National Catholic Reporter: Synod on the Family 

Catholic Herald:  Extraordinary Synod

A Commonweal Reading List <her>

Special section from Catholic News Service: Synod of Bishops on the family

An explanation of the 2014 Synod, it's process and structure. The 2014 Synod of Bishops (October 5-19) will focus on the Pastoral Challenges faced by Families all over the world.