What would happen if the Pope doesn't answer the Dubia?

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How will the Church deal with this Dubia crisis? If the Pope doesn’t answer it, are we supposed to stay in this confusion of doctrine? Can the Church do anything?
 
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What is a Dubia, and why is there a crisis over it?
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@Joe1 is likely referring to the dubia written by four cardinals requesting clarity on some points regarding interpretations of Amoris Laetitia. For a story on the subject, see this article in the National Catholic Register.
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How will the Church deal with this Dubia crisis? If the Pope doesn’t answer it, are we supposed to stay in this confusion of doctrine? Can the Church do anything?
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The confusion isn’t really over doctrine but rather practice. The pope is under no obligation to respond. I think the best thing to do is simply to pray for Pope Francis and the Church.
 
I’m guessing not much will happen because 80 percent of Catholics think Dubia is the letter that comes after V, or perhaps the nickname of a former US President. In other words, they don’t have a clue and don’t much care.
 
If H.H. was going to answer the dubia’s question, he would have done so by now. It will just be a small pothole in the road of his papacy. All Popes get such “bumps” in their roads, so to speak. There is far more to that whole business than meets they eye, most of it appears to be in the form of an ideology clash, backed by a power struggle. Imagine a papacy without some controversy, it isn’t easy to do.

Christ will never abandon his church. There will always be those who disagree and there there will always be a crisis around one corner or another. None of it will be able to withstand the waters of Mother Church as it will be worn away eventually and return to it’s intended path, no matter what is thrown in it’s path.
 
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Eventually? Either miraculous intervention or another Great Schism where the True Church leaves and is actually composed of the minority.
 
For me it has created doubt about using paragraph 1650 of the Catechism if a candidate or catecumen asks about the topic. Previously, I would simply show it to someone or summarize it without thought.
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1650 Today there are numerous Catholics in many countries who have recourse to civil divorce and contract new civil unions. In fidelity to the words of Jesus Christ - “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery” the Church maintains that a new union cannot be recognized as valid, if the first marriage was. If the divorced are remarried civilly, they find themselves in a situation that objectively contravenes God’s law. Consequently, they cannot receive Eucharistic communion as long as this situation persists. For the same reason, they cannot exercise certain ecclesial responsibilities. Reconciliation through the sacrament of Penance can be granted only to those who have repented for having violated the sign of the covenant and of fidelity to Christ, and who are committed to living in complete continence.
 
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CCC1650…Consequently, they cannot receive Eucharistic communion as long as this situation persists. For the same reason, they cannot exercise certain ecclesial responsibilities. Reconciliation through the sacrament of Penance can be granted only to those who have repented for having violated the sign of the covenant and of fidelity to Christ, and who are committed to living in complete continence.
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Certainly part of AL runs contrary to the above portion of 1650.
 
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