Cardinal Raymond Burke: Gays, remarried Catholics, murderers are all the same
(RNS) The Catholic Church has always taught that sin is sin, but few people see killing someone as equivalent to marrying a lifelong same-sex partner.
View ArticleVatican road map for fall meeting on families features roadblocks, too
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Vatican officials on Tuesday released a document on family values -- a precursor to a major meeting in October -- that underscores the ongoing tension between Pope Francis' desire...
View ArticlePope Francis says church must welcome divorced, remarried Catholics
(RNS) Speaking out on one of the most contentious issues of his papacy, Pope Francis said such couples “are not excommunicated, and they absolutely must not be treated that way!”
View ArticleVatican synod’s ‘war of words’ will have real-life consequences
VATICAN CITY (RNS) “Words create worlds,” as one archbishop put it, and if bishops pushing for new language on remarried Catholics and gays and lesbians carry the day it could reshape the church’s...
View ArticleTense Vatican summit ends by opening door for divorced, punting on welcome to...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) After three momentous weeks, a divided gathering of global bishops reached a compromise that also gives Pope Francis room to pursue his reform agenda.
View Article‘Amoris Laetitia’ revisited
(RNS) — The document encouraged the church to meet people where they are and then accompany them on their journey toward God. But who is going to do this accompanying? The post ‘Amoris Laetitia’...
View Article
