What is surprising is the boldness of too many Bishops to
use the occasion of these Vatican questionnaires to cast further doubt and dissension
and to foment for change on Church doctrine. Wouldn't you expect a Bishop, above all, to know that the laws of Christ are immutable and unchangeable? Pity their souls.
The Vatican took the unusual step of commissioning the surveys ahead of
a major meeting of bishops that Pope Francis has called for October to discuss
family issues. The poll was sent last year to every national conference of
bishops with a request to share it widely among Catholic institutions, parishes
and individuals.
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The German bishops' survey made clear: "The church's statements on
premarital sexual relations, on homosexuality, on those divorced and remarried
and on birth control ... are virtually never accepted, or are expressly
rejected in the vast majority of cases."
The Swiss bishops went further, saying the church's very mission was
being threatened by its insistence on such directives. It's an issue Francis
himself has weighed in on, decrying the church's "obsession" with
small-minded rules.
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