De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

Don’t miss this candid, lively, and extended conversation with Fr. Gerald Murray, Diane Montagna, Edward Pentin, and TCT Editor-in-chief Robert Royal on the recent Vatican document on blessing same-sex “couples” (and the sharp reaction to it around the world), the year of synodality, the cases of Cardinal Burke, Fr. Rupnik, and Cardinal Becciu, Christian persecution, and prospects for the Church in 2024

I have thoroughly read through this very worrying Vatican document which tries to legitimise blessing gay couples by introducing a new theology of blessing. Here is the document with my own comments. Declaration Fiducia Supplicans On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings Presentation This Declaration considers several questions that have come to this Dicastery in recent years. In preparing the document, the Dicastery, as is its practice, consulted experts, undertook a careful drafting process, and discussed the text in the  Congresso  of the Doctrinal Section of the Dicastery. During that time, the document was discussed with the Holy Father. Finally, the text of the Declaration was submitted to the Holy Father for his review, and he approved it with his signature. A plea for authority – it’s like, at the very beginning they know this is going to be deeply problematic, so they have to preface it with credentials; a desperate attempt to give it credibility the text itself...