Cardinal Pell: Synod says no to 'secular agenda'

[FollowChrist34]

catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1404281.htm

Cardinal Pell: Synod says no to 'secular agenda’

By Francis X. Rocca
Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Cardinal George Pell said working-group reports from the Synod of Bishops on the family finally give a true picture of the assembly’s views, counteracting what he characterized as a misleading midterm report.

“We wanted the Catholic people around the world to know actually what was going on in talking about marriage and the family and, by and large, I think people will be immensely reassured,” Cardinal Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, told Catholic News Service Oct. 16, the day the reports were published.

“We’re not giving in to the secular agenda; we’re not collapsing in a heap. We’ve got no intention of following those radical elements in all the Christian churches, according to the Catholic churches in one or two countries, and going out of business,” he said.

(Read the rest there)

Ok, well, with this I am cautiously optimistic about at least getting through this Synod without concessions to this push to “modernize”. But never get too unguarded. At least when the second part of the Synod comes around next year, we’ll have a much better sense of what we’re up against. Still anxious to see the final document this time around. I’ve learned not to get too comfortable about any of this. Thanks to Cardinal Pell, Erdo, Burke, and others for their courage and integrity.

 

[McCall1981]

The video of Card Pell’s interview is here:

catholicworldreport.com/Blog/3441/cardinal_pell_were_not_giving_in_to_the_secular_agenda_were_not_collapsing_in_a_heap.aspx

 

[Megan7]

The video of Card Pell’s interview is here:

catholicworldreport.com/Blog/3441/cardinal_pell_were_not_giving_in_to_the_secular_agenda_were_not_collapsing_in_a_heap.aspx

Thanks for the video. God bless

 

[Lion_IRC]

catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1404281.htm

Cardinal Pell: Synod says no to 'secular agenda’

By Francis X. Rocca
Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Cardinal George Pell said working-group reports from the Synod of Bishops on the family finally give a true picture of the assembly’s views, counteracting what he characterized as a misleading midterm report.

“We wanted the Catholic people around the world to know actually what was going on in talking about marriage and the family and, by and large, I think people will be immensely reassured,” Cardinal Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, told Catholic News Service Oct. 16, the day the reports were published.

“We’re not giving in to the secular agenda; we’re not collapsing in a heap. We’ve got no intention of following those radical elements in all the Christian churches, according to the Catholic churches in one or two countries, and going out of business,” he said.

(Read the rest there)

Thanks McCall1981
I never get tired of hearing George Pell speak fearlessly (as always) for the church.
I loved the way he 'smacked down" Richard Dawkins on national TV in Australia a while back.