In response to journalist Diane Montagna, the Prefect of the CDF explained that the title of 'Co-Redemptrix' should no longer be used in liturgical texts or Vatican documents. However, it could still be used among friends after reading and understanding the 'Mater Populi Fidelis'. This is an incredible blunder which creates a rift within the Church. The case of the 'mutinous' Mariologists.
Prince Albert’s resounding 'no' does not cancel abortion in Monaco
The Prince blocked a bill that aimed to broaden the scope of abortion, recalling 'the role that the Catholic religion plays in our country'. While this is a good example, the same sovereign should not have approved the liberalisation in 2009 and 2019.
Vatican publishes doctrinal note to praise monogamy
One flesh, one wife and 156 paragraphs: the Doctrinal Note on the Unity of Marriage is a substantial text. “It is not a document on polygamy,” the prefect repeats, but the question resurfaces during the presentation.
Family in the woods right to subsidiarity violated by Italian State
The forced break-up of the 'family in the woods' represented an intrusion by the state into a family with substitute characteristics, and violated the principle of subsidiarity.
'No false mercy in canonical matrimonial trials': words that go against the current trend towards openness. Addressing the Roman Rota, Pope Leo does not disavow his predecessor's reform, but brings it back into line with Wojtyla and Ratzinger.
A harsh statement from an alleged victim of sexual abuse in Peru challenges the dispensation from the priesthood granted by Pope Leo to Father Lute, the accused priest. This decision prevents the truth from being ascertained and justice from being done — a very poor decision.
- The full text of the statement is available here.
What will the Church in Italy be like in the Prevost era? Some clues can be found in the city of St Francis, where the Pope concluded the general assembly of Italian bishops by calling for intervention in the public arena. There were two indications of governance, and no U-turn on the Synod
Read Staglianò to understand opposition to Mary 'Coredentrix'.
The president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology unilaterally highlights the 'dissimilarity' between Mary and Christ. He deserves credit for bringing to light the intellectual leap underlying the Note on Marian Titles. Essentially, it is better to prevent anyone from taking the great things the Almighty has done for Christ’s mother too seriously.
Strickland shakes fellow bishops: Stop Father Martin
A known homosexual receives the sacrament of confirmation, and his partner is his godfather with the controversial Rainbow Jesuit. The Bishop Emeritus Joseph Strickland of Tyler has raised the case, reminding the US assembly of bishops that it is time to curb LGBT activism in the Church. However, some prefer to stand by and watch.
The ‘Prevost remedy’ for the Curia begins with Papal House
There has been controlled succession in the office that manages the papal agenda, with the appointment of an Augustinian as vice-regent. There are far more significant shake-ups in the Third Lodge, where Peña Parra's departure is imminent.
Communion and Liberation’s internal conflict brought to attention of Archbishop of Milan
Fr Pierluigi Banna, the designated successor to Fr Carron to take the helm of Communion and Liberation, but blocked by the Holy See, 'denounces' the current leaders of CL to the Milan Curia. This sensational and unprecedented development, forms part of a large-scale offensive against the movement's leadership. Is a split on the horizon?