The Church is also a society and a mystery. One of the Pope’s most important titles is, Servant of the Servants of God, and each bishop(Servant of God), is sovereign in his own diocese and is theologically equal to every other bishop, even though the Pope is also first among equals.The principle of subsidiarity has to do with the order of society, not with the order of the clergy. The pope has universal and immediate jurisdiction over the whole Church. He can interfere with local churches whenever he wants. And he is free to rebuke political rulers all over the world as he sees fit.
How better to teach than by example? Of course the headline is goofy, but the substance of the actions can show a proper response of a bishop to Catholic politicians.Yes, but as the pope he does have direct authority over the bishops, and it is correct for him to rebuke them as he sees fit. Rebuking the U.S. Congress would be quite another matter.
"8. And so the Apostolic preaching, which is expressed in a special way in the inspired books, was to be preserved by an unending succession of preachers until the end of time. For there is a growth in the understanding of the realities of the words which have been handed down. This happens through the contemplation and study made by believers, who treasure these things in their hearts (see Luke, 2:19, 51) through a penetrating understanding of the spiritual realities they experience, and of the preaching of those who have received through Episcopol succession the sure gift of truth. For as the centuries succeed one another, the Church constantly moves forward toward the fullness of divine truth until the words of God reach their complete fullfillment in her."Oh I agree, but if you read the posts in the thread, you’ll see many claiming the Pope was not saying that Doctrine must be taught with an equal amount of love in doing so.
Specifically, you can see what Neofight and ComplineSanFran believe he was saying:
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?p=13304209#post13304209
This reminds me of what Bishop Barron said during his Keynote at the World Meeting of Families…I think a better way to put it is teach doctrine with love, and clarify love with doctine.
I really don’t think you can separate the two, or completely focus on one to the exclusion of the other.
God is Love, and He is Truth. And so the two can’t be separated.
But that is a separate topic. Dogma was not discussed or addressed in this case."8. And so the Apostolic preaching, which is expressed in a special way in the inspired books, was to be preserved by an unending succession of preachers until the end of time. For there is a growth in the understanding of the realities of the words which have been handed down. This happens through the contemplation and study made by believers, who treasure these things in their hearts (see Luke, 2:19, 51) through a penetrating understanding of the spiritual realities they experience, and of the preaching of those who have received through Episcopol succession the sure gift of truth. For as the centuries succeed one another, the Church constantly moves forward toward the fullness of divine truth until the words of God reach their complete fullfillment in her."
–Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation ‘Dei Verbum’, Solemnly Promulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI on November 18, 1965
This is Catholic dogma. It is an error to rely on solely on doctrine. It is not necessarily set in concrete.
Mercy and Church Law (doctrine, etc) must be taught 100% at the same time.Oh I agree, but if you read the posts in the thread, you’ll see many claiming the Pope was not saying that Doctrine must be taught with an equal amount of love in doing so.
Specifically, you can see what Neofight and ComplineSanFran believe he was saying:
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?p=13304209#post13304209
Hello,The Church is also a society and a mystery. One of the Pope’s most important titles is, Servant of the Servants of God, and each bishop(Servant of God), is sovereign in his own diocese and is theologically equal to every other bishop, even though the Pope is also first among equals.
The Pope does not and should not interfere with the local bishop who is acting within his own authority.
I agree the two cannot correctly be separated. The point was that the significance of the dogmatic constitution ‘Dei Verbum’ could hardly be overstated, and it would seem CatholicIsm in the modern world could not be understood apart from its teaching. I see it as essential to an understanding of Pope Francis. That was all.But that is a separate topic. Dogma was not discussed or addressed in this case.
The discussion was whether or not the Bishops need to remove the teaching of doctrine to the faithful and replace that teaching with expressions of love for the faithful. I maintain you cannot separate the two. The choice is not one or the other, even if doctrine is not set in concrete.