Amoris Laetitia is very much a document of the two synods from which it sprung.
Mary Jo Anderson
In this Oct. 20, 2014, file photo, cardinals gather in the Synod Hall at the Vatican. Church experts say synods should get more input from lay faithful. (CNS photo/Maria Grazia Picciarella, Pool)
There has been great frenzy the last several days following the presentation of Amoris Laetitia (“The Joy of Love”), Pope Francis’ post-synodal exhortation on the family. The quick take is this: it’s a draw. That collective exhale heard around the world last Friday was the sound of a pause before the next round—maybe in the next pontificate. The orthodox and progressive camps are looking at a glass half-full but also half-empty. Meanwhile, canon lawyers have a collective headache.
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Click the link provided to hear Cardinal Pell of Australia set the record straight on what is happening at the Synod.
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The Vatican has issued an updated version of the English translation of the mid-term report known as the relatio with more careful language that is being described by the secular media as "significantly colder."
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Cardinal Wilfrid Napier
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Thanks to a combination of irresponsible reporting and the vague language contained in the first document released by the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops, the Vatican was forced to issue a statement yesterday reminding the public that this is just a "working document" and reflects no doctrinal changes in Church teaching.
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Pope Benedict XVI chose October 7, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, to open the 25th Synod of Bishops in Rome which will address ways to counter the rise of secularism around the world.
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