Martin Pendergast The final report of the churchs
extraordinary synod on family may have removed gay - friendly language, but great strides were made.
In the case of the recently - completed
Extraordinary Synod of 2014, extraordinary things did happen, in the «Oh, wow!»
The Extraordinary Synod on the Family issued an interim «relatio» yesterday.
It is surely providential that in the run - up to
the Extraordinary Synod on the Family we have seen raised to the altars two great popes who both identified themselves with the family and courageously upheld the fullness of the Church's teaching on the family.
I went to Rome last October to observe what I expected would be external pressure and media spin on
the Extraordinary Synod on the Family.
In a recent article on events at Notre Dame, Michael Bradley offered some astute observations on the rhetoric of the LGBTQ movement, as did R. R. Reno a few weeks ago in a post on
the Extraordinary Synod on the Family.
perplexing pope In «Between Two Synods» (January), George Weigel thoroughly summarizes the 2014
Extraordinary Synod on the Family and the issues at hand for the coming Ordinary Synod of 2015, except for one pressing question: Where is the Holy Father in all the controversy?
The goal of this meeting, officially called
the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family, is to present working proposals for a larger meeting to be held next October 2015.
The announcement made clear that the present
Extraordinary Synod for the Family — to be held at the Vatican from 5 to 19 October 2015 — is just part of a two - year path.
Coming after
the Extraordinary Synod on Marriage and the Family, and preceding this year's follow - up, it had a special appeal for many.
Daniel P. Moloney says about the rumors — whether correct or not — he heard from
the Extraordinary Synod last autumn.
In 2014, the midterm report of
the Extraordinary Synod on the Family recommended that pastors emphasize the «positive aspects» of cohabitation and civil remarriage after divorce.
John Paul II's
Extraordinary Synod of Bishops in 1985, and Benedict XVI's insistence on a «hermeneutic of continuity» rather than rupture have both helped to recover a «deeper reception of the Council» as the Synod's final report requested.
But, after this fairly standard encounter, a weary observer might note that battle lines over Amoris laetitia have not moved much from where they were at
the extraordinary synod in the fall of 2014.
The document is Pope Francis» official response to the two major meetings of bishops he hosted at the Vatican to discuss marriage and family issues —
the Extraordinary Synod on the Family in 2014 and Synod of the Bishops in 2015.
Not exact matches
The controversy over Amoris laetitia dates back to October 2014, when the catastrophic Relatio post disceptationem was released at the
Extraordinary General Assembly of the
Synod of Bishops, and the ensuing debate has been almost constant.
The
Extraordinary General Assembly of the
Synod of Bishops on the Family was convened in large part to consider how the Church should best exercise pastoral care in these matters.
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Extraordinary Synod of Bishops we are having.
Hundreds of Catholic leaders gathered in Rome in October for an
Extraordinary General Assembly of the
Synod of Bishops.
A recent story in the L.A. Times about the
Extraordinary General Assembly of the
Synod of Bishops devoted to the pastoral care of families, offered this provocative view: «Vatican to Debate Teachings on Divorce, Birth Control, Gay Unions.»