Eugenio ScalfariCommentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Get ready for another episode of “What did the Pope really say?” after the media once again (mis)quotes Pope Francis and claims that he told an Italian journalist that “all the divorced who ask will be admitted” to Communion.
The Synod of Bishops on the Family closed yesterday after delegates reached a two-thirds majority vote on a final document that affirms Church teaching on all aspects of the family, including the denial of communion for the divorced and remarried and opposition to same-sex marriage.
Some of the thorniest issues relating to the human family have been discussed by the small working groups of the Synod over the past two weeks – now the time has come to find a consensus with which to move forward.
Interventions voiced by auditors of the Synod on the Family - delegates who participate in discussions but do not vote - gave a powerful glimpse into the families of the world – their hopes, their dreams, their failings and their triumphs.
A new poll has found that Americans are embracing Pope Francis, not only in terms of their opinion of him, but because they agree with him on a host of issues, even those deemed “controversial” by the liberal media.
The prelates attending the Synod of Bishops on the Family are tackling the issue of human sexuality and the “disastrous effects” of poor sex education.
The beloved parents of the Little Flower, Louis and Zelie Martin, were canonized in Rome yesterday, marking the first time in the history of the Church that a husband and wife were canonized at the same time.
Cardinal Robert Sarah made headlines this week when he told Synod Fathers that Nazi-Fascism and Communism of the 20th century are what western homosexual and abortion ideologies and Islamic Fanaticism are to the world today – and both have the same demonic origins.
On day nine of the Synod on the Family, delegates debated a wide range of issues, from how to deal with polygamy in African nations to discussing the reasons why youth today are so unwilling to make commitments; but all agree that the main goal of this historic meeting is to show the beauty of the family to the Church and the world.
Natural family planning, how to achieve unity in diversity and the media’s misunderstanding of a letter given to Pope Francis represent some of the highlights of the eighth day of the Synod of Bishops on the Family.
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