The mud has nonetheless not settled after Pope Francis unexpectedly – and really pointedly – ignored pleas from liberal Catholics to ordain marrie
The mud has nonetheless not settled after Pope Francis unexpectedly – and really pointedly – ignored pleas from liberal Catholics to ordain married males as monks. They’d a completely worked-out plan in place, backed by a synod of the world’s bishops final October. The Amazon basin was to be the laboratory for this experiment, after which it might be adopted via the western Church. The left-wing German bishops may hardly include their pleasure.
However when Francis’s official response to the Synod landed final week, a draft paragraph endorsing the Amazon plan – which had been broadly leaked – was lacking. The Pope had pressed the ‘delete’ button. Since then, his self-appointed liberal spokesmen have cried sufficient tears to water a rain forest.
However ought to they’ve been shocked? On this week’s episode of Holy Smoke, I’m joined by Vatican skilled Dr Ed Condon, Washington bureau chief of the Catholic Information Company and a canon lawyer. He has some very fascinating issues to say about ‘Workforce Francis’ and the Bergoglian modus operandi. Don’t miss it.