Simply following your logic of saying that only a small percentage of the 1.2 billion Catholics are actually Catholic… It would stand that a good percentage of this group is uninformed, but simply following suit. Good for the goose, is good for the gander
Where did I say that they weren’t Catholics?
It’s also of note that even though there are many Catholics who are odds with the Church in regards to marriage, there is no petition I have heard of, that has anywhere near the number of people that have signed the Filial petition, advocating for Pope Francis to go do the opposite of reaffirming the Church’s stance on marriage.
It’s a lot more than are part of, say, New Ways Ministries, and there are some voices in the Church that point to them as a large group clamoring for change.
Unless they are wanting to remove any shred of legitimacy from news outlets who continue to support the false “Pope Francis wants to change Church teaching” narrative.
Calling holy men of the Church heretics is uncharitable, offensive, inappropriate, and uncalled for…it does little to support legitimate concerns being raised in this thread.
Why are they “holy men?” Being ordained bishop doesn’t make you a “holy man.”Calling holy men of the Church heretics is uncharitable, offensive, inappropriate, and uncalled for…it does little to support legitimate concerns being raised in this thread.
Forgive me. They are not heretics, yet; rather, borderline heterodox modernists. That isn’t mudslinging, name-calling, or uncharitable. Read some of their statements and tell me their teachings aren’t unorthodox. And these are the Cardinals our current Holy Father associates himself with. It’s a genuine concern of mine and many, many other Catholics.
Simply following your logic of saying that only a small percentage of the 1.2 billion Catholics are actually Catholic… It would stand that a good percentage of this group of 500k is uninformed, but simply following suit. Good for the goose, is good for the gander
Makes you take a second look at who is ok with Church Teachings and who is not.Where is it, then?
The thing is, from what I understand, Church Teachings have been being reaffirmed since Vatican I and II and nothing is good enough for some because it is not the affirmation they want to hear. I really don’t know what more the Holy Father can do but pray.
Agree. Not trying to be snarky, but I am willing to bet that 90% plus of Catholics in North America and South America are not aware of this petition. This past summer (July and August) I vacationed in Alaska and visited relatives in the Midwest and did not hear any homily or read in their local parish bulletin about this petition. In my own Catholic parish in the Southwest, it was not mentioned at all.