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**for those of you who may be a little paranoid about Benedict’s selection of Levada, I found the following tonight.
Quotes from U.S. Archbishop Levada, the Vatican’s new doctrinal chief**
Quotes from San Francisco Archbishop William Levada, named Friday by Pope Benedict XVI to succeed him as head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith:
ON CATHOLIC POLITICIANS: ‘‘There may be a legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not with regard to abortion and euthanasia. … A Catholic, to be in full communion with the faith of the Church, must accept this teaching about the evil of abortion and euthanasia.’’ - paper to U.S. bishops’ conference, June 2004.
ON GAY MARRIAGE: ‘‘Heterosexual marriage, procreation, and the nurturing of children form the bedrock of the family, and the family unit lies at the heart of every society. To extend the meaning of marriage beyond a union of a man and a woman, their procreative capacity, and their establishment of family represents a misguided understanding of marriage.’’ - public statement on marriage, February 2004.
ON LEGALIZING PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE: ‘‘This is the antithesis of Catholic doctrine which has taught throughout its history that life is a gift from God and must be protected, supported and cherished even when one is suffering and in pain. We are not the masters of our lives but rather stewards of this gift from God.’’ - letter to priests, May 6, 2005.
ON CATHOLIC DOCTRINE: ‘‘A ‘cafeteria’ approach to the faith has no basis in Scripture or the church’s tradition. Indeed, it has always been the case that rejection of even one of the doctrines of our faith implies a rupture with the visible communion of one faith and one church.’’ - article about catechism, 1994.
ISLAM: ‘‘If both Islam and Christianity view themselves as universal and missionary, it does not mean an impasse but an opportunity to search further into the mystery of that faith to see how it resonates and relates to the other’s faith. The spirit of contemporary society is skeptical of truth, of the claims to know the truth, even - or especially - of truth revealed by God.’’ - address at University of San Francisco, 2002.
Quotes from U.S. Archbishop Levada, the Vatican’s new doctrinal chief**
Quotes from San Francisco Archbishop William Levada, named Friday by Pope Benedict XVI to succeed him as head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith:
ON CATHOLIC POLITICIANS: ‘‘There may be a legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not with regard to abortion and euthanasia. … A Catholic, to be in full communion with the faith of the Church, must accept this teaching about the evil of abortion and euthanasia.’’ - paper to U.S. bishops’ conference, June 2004.
ON GAY MARRIAGE: ‘‘Heterosexual marriage, procreation, and the nurturing of children form the bedrock of the family, and the family unit lies at the heart of every society. To extend the meaning of marriage beyond a union of a man and a woman, their procreative capacity, and their establishment of family represents a misguided understanding of marriage.’’ - public statement on marriage, February 2004.
ON LEGALIZING PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE: ‘‘This is the antithesis of Catholic doctrine which has taught throughout its history that life is a gift from God and must be protected, supported and cherished even when one is suffering and in pain. We are not the masters of our lives but rather stewards of this gift from God.’’ - letter to priests, May 6, 2005.
ON CATHOLIC DOCTRINE: ‘‘A ‘cafeteria’ approach to the faith has no basis in Scripture or the church’s tradition. Indeed, it has always been the case that rejection of even one of the doctrines of our faith implies a rupture with the visible communion of one faith and one church.’’ - article about catechism, 1994.
ISLAM: ‘‘If both Islam and Christianity view themselves as universal and missionary, it does not mean an impasse but an opportunity to search further into the mystery of that faith to see how it resonates and relates to the other’s faith. The spirit of contemporary society is skeptical of truth, of the claims to know the truth, even - or especially - of truth revealed by God.’’ - address at University of San Francisco, 2002.
