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Cardinal Sarah: don't soften Christ's teaching on marriage and the family [CWN]
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Dorothy
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Amen! The truth will make us free.Addressing the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, Cardinal Robert Sarah warned against softening Catholic teaching on marriage and family life and said that repentance is the …
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JackyB
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Amen ! Just the truth in all it’s mercy.
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Jeannie52
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Absolutely! Spoken with the love of God, people can handle the truth.
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Maximilan_Kolbe
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But according to people on here, they believe Pope Francis thinks actual doctrine should be cast aside. Simply be nice to people in all cases. What nonsense.Absolutely! Spoken with the love of God, people can handle the truth.
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Antegin
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Okay, I’m confused, what did you read in the article that makes you say that?:whacky:But according to people on here, they believe Pope Francis thinks actual doctrine should be cast aside. Simply be nice to people in all cases. What nonsense.
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Maximilan_Kolbe
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There are topics discussing the Pope’s message to Bishops about using an equal amount of love AND doctrine in preaching, and some took that to say do not preach on doctrine, but simply love.Okay, I’m confused, what did you read in the article that makes you say that?:whacky:
Not sure how a Bishop can do that. It isn’t loving to ignore the teachings of Christ as promulgated via the Holy Spirit through the Church.
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OriginalJS
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Take a hard look at the number and ease of obtaining annulments now as compared to say 50 years ago and you will see that the softening has been gradually going on for decades. Catholics have accepted legal no-fault divorce/dissolution, and, subject to a legal divorce or dissolution, Catholic authorities will allow many annulments that would never have been allowed before. I am old enough to recall when annulments, if granted, might take years. Those days are long, long gone.
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Art321
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***Love doesn’t tolerate sin, doesn’t sweep it under the rug, doesn’t smile and say “to each his own”. Love also doesn’t belittle, mock or condemn others. Love doesn’t rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. ***There are topics discussing the Pope’s message to Bishops about using an equal amount of love AND doctrine in preaching, and some took that to say do not preach on doctrine, but simply love.
Not sure how a Bishop can do that. It isn’t loving to ignore the teachings of Christ as promulgated via the Holy Spirit through the Church.
I believe that this message is yet so simple and profound in many ways. This is the message of Christ as well as the one that Pope Francis is doing. I have noticed that he is usually given praise for welcoming others such as those that identify as gay or transgender as well as those that have committed every sin in the book. And as such, we should all do this but as he said in that other thread, it goes hand in hand with the truth.
The thing is we must never do so harshly, because if we do so we will lose the person(s) we are trying to reach. As Christ said, we must be the salt of the earth and the bearers of the Good News. Speak the love of God yes but when we come to speak the truth do so with compassion. This is how we reach people!! If sadly, they still chose to walk away from the Holy Church, what can we do??
People make their choices for good or bad. Just pray for them…
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Dorothy
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When our Lord Jesus Christ intervened for the woman caught in adultery, she was not stoned to death.
The last thing He said to her was “Go, and sin no more.”
The last thing He said to her was “Go, and sin no more.”
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Art321
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Yes exactly!! I can’t begin to tell you how many people who LOVE to use this quote out of context!! I particularly remember this being used when the Supreme Court made its recent decision regarding SSM. These two quotes go hand in hand!!When our Lord Jesus Christ intervened for the woman caught in adultery, she was not stoned to death.
The last thing He said to her was “Go, and sin no more.”
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_Abyssinia
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God bless Cardinal Sarah.
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Dorothy
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Thank you…Yes exactly!! I can’t begin to tell you how many people who LOVE to use this quote out of context!! I particularly remember this being used when the Supreme Court made its recent decision regarding SSM. These two quotes go hand in hand!!
To speak the truth in love to others is truly love, as we are concerned about their immortal souls.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ fills our souls with peace in the midst of what others think is chaos.
He is the Remedy for all of our trials - no matter what they are!
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Trader
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I have to heartily disagree with you. Yes, petitions for a declaration of nullity, especially in America, are way up. Yes, a high percentage of those petitions are granted.Take a hard look at the number and ease of obtaining annulments now as compared to say 50 years ago and you will see that the softening has been gradually going on for decades. Catholics have accepted legal no-fault divorce/dissolution, and, subject to a legal divorce or dissolution, Catholic authorities will allow many annulments that would never have been allowed before. I am old enough to recall when annulments, if granted, might take years. Those days are long, long gone.
The reason is not a softening of standards: rather the problem is that in a culture that has rejected all three goods of marriage as taught by Saint Augustine 1600 years ago (fidelity, permanence, and openness to new life), those marriages really are invalid. In fact it is a good thing that those involved in a failed marriage care enough to come to the Church to have the validity of that marriage examined. Of course, it would be far better for them to seek the declaration of nullity before entering another relationship, but the Church has to work with people as it finds them. Justice demands that those marriages that really are invalid be examined and be declared null when the facts of the case prove it so.
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Colorad007
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Cardinal Sarah is such a man.
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Dorothy
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Good insights. Thank youI have to heartily disagree with you. Yes, petitions for a declaration of nullity, especially in America, are way up. Yes, a high percentage of those petitions are granted.
The reason is not a softening of standards: rather the problem is that in a culture that has rejected all three goods of marriage as taught by Saint Augustine 1600 years ago (fidelity, permanence, and openness to new life), those marriages really are invalid. In fact it is a good thing that those involved in a failed marriage care enough to come to the Church to have the validity of that marriage examined. Of course, it would be far better for them to seek the declaration of nullity before entering another relationship, but the Church has to work with people as it finds them. Justice demands that those marriages that really are invalid be examined and be declared null when the facts of the case prove it so.
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