Category Archives: Pope Musings

Originally at: http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/11/13/the-vatican-catholic-leaders-react-to-paris-attacks/ by  Inés San Martín and Michael O’Loughlin ROME — Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the terrorist attacks that led to the death of more than 120 people in Paris and left hundreds more wounded, saying that there’s no … Continue reading →

The Vatican’s English translation of the Pope’s remarks Saturday (emphases original): Dear Beatitudes, Eminences and Excellencies, Dear Brothers and Sisters, I would like first of all to thank the Lord, who has guided our synodal process in these years by … Continue reading →

Vatican City, October 2015 (VIS) – The role of the woman in the family, in society and in the Church, cultural differences, concerns regarding ethics in medicine, the situation of persecuted Christian families and the testimonies of those engaged in … Continue reading →

Full text of Archbishop Chaput’s Oct. 10 intervention at the Synod on the Family: Brothers, The Holy Father has wisely encouraged us to be both fraternal and candid in speaking our thoughts during this synod. Just as our thoughts shape … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://americamagazine.org/content/all-things/group-discernment-versus-groupthink by James Martin, SJ e Synod on the Family has seen many observers and participants expressing almost daily frustration over the apparent confusion in, or “confusing signals” being sent by: the Synod as a whole, the freewheeling media conferences … Continue reading →

Originally at: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2015/09/a-benign-reading-of-a-confusing-paragraph by Janet Smith When I was asked to sign the Appeal critiquing Paragraph 137, I initially agreed with the reading of the authors of the Appeal—but as I studied the paragraph more carefully, it became clear to me that … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://ncronline.org/blogs/distinctly-catholic/what-make-pope-francis-kim-davis-meeting by Wichael Sean Winters Yesterday, when news broke about the meeting between Pope Francis and Kim Davis, I received more emails and phone calls, all of them agitated, than during any day of this papacy. People leapt to … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.realclearreligion.org/articles/2015/10/02/the_coming_battle_at_the_synod.html by Russell Shaw In years gone by, it was hardly unusual for periodic assemblies of the world Synod of Bishops to pass largely unnoticed by the media and just about everybody else. Not this time. The October 4-25 synod … Continue reading →

Original at: http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/kim-davis-and-pope-franciss-grand-strategy/ by Ross Douthat It appears we have a backhanded, non-denial version of Vatican confirmation of the story that Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk briefly jailed for her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, was received by Pope Francis privately … Continue reading →

Remarkable interview of Pope Francis with ABC news: http://abcnews.go.com/International/pope-francis-acknowledges-moral-ordeal-womans-abortion-decision/story?id=33466293#.VewoLBo8__0.gmail