Yes, when I saw the by-line I thought: “How nice that Akin is writing for Catholic World Report. In his apologetics he is both thorough and thoughtful, carefully examining all possibilities and implications. I bet his reporting will be similar.”I guess it’s unsurprising that Jimmy Akin would write such an excellent and insightful article.
Now, why would anyone leak this information to the public? if not to cause trouble.In an unusual move, the Vatican newspaper has published an essay responding directly to concerns raised by the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX).
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I don’t think its a leak. I think its deliberate pressure being put on the SSPX to give its “religious” assent to the teachings of the Second Vatican Council.Now, why would anyone leak this information to the public? if not to cause trouble.
I think the author mentions an unknown source. so I wonder if it is a leak.I don’t think its a leak. I think its deliberate pressure being put on the SSPX to give its “religious” assent to the teachings of the Second Vatican Council.
True. The author isNo, it is not a leak. If you were familiar with L’Osservatore, you would notice that very few of its articles print the author’s name. It is wrong to assume that what the paper communicates is therefore a “leak.”
These are innovations in the sense that they explain new aspects which have not previously been formulated by the Magisterium, but which do not doctrinally contradict previous Magisterial documents. This is so even though, in certain cases — for example, concerning religious freedom — these innovations imply very different consequences at the level of historical decisions concerning juridical and political applications of the teaching, especially given the changes in historical and social conditions. An authentic interpretation of Conciliar texts can only be made by the Magisterium of the Church herself.