Michael Haynes
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Synod study group proposes widening infallibility to ‘Christian faithful’ (opens the original)
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A Synod on Synodality study group has called for an amendment to Canon Law which would see the legal definition of infallibility extended to include the “entire body of the Christian faithful”, in a move a prominent canonist has argued would be an aberration in teaching. The latest publication from the Synod on Synodality is the report produced by the Canonical Commission, one of the many small groups established to examine particular questions which arose during the multi-year synod. Released o
Cardinal Fernández to publish text on ‘transmission of faith’ this month (opens the original)
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Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández has announced that a new document on the transmission of the faith will be published by his dicastery in October. Speaking to participants in the annual Vatican course for newly consecrated bishops, Fernández gave details about the next document his Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) is due to release. He stated that the text “on the transmission of faith” was requested by Pope Francis in his “last days”, in order to “stimulate discussion and reflectio
Vatican confirms abuse committed by religious order’s founder (opens the original)
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The Institute of the Incarnate Word has been ordered to undergo a process of renewal, after the Holy See confirmed that the late founder of the religious order abused numerous individuals. A note published by the Vatican on September 29 detailed the “moral certainty” regarding violations of the Sixth Commandment by Father Carlos Miguel Buela, who founded the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) in 1984 in Argentina. The priest’s crimes were “committed with violence against multiple persons, in
Belgian bishop: Vatican failure to approve married clergy would be ‘fatal blow’ to synodality (opens the original)
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A Belgian bishop known for his longstanding promotion of heterodox views has said that if the Vatican does not approve legislation for his proposal of married priests, by the deadline he has set, then it would be a “fatal blow” to the synodal method. Bishop Johan Bonny of the Diocese of Antwerp has once more publicly defended his plan of ordaining married priests by the year 2028. The initiative was one he announced in March, citing declining clergy figures as the basis for doing so. “The questi
Leo in France: A voyage in defence of the ‘sacred dignity’ of life (opens the original)
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A whistle stop tour that seemed far longer than its brief four days, Leo XIV’s apostolic voyage to France has now come to an end. He repeatedly emphasised two chief elements throughout the trip: the sanctity of life and the importance of a deliberately lived faith. Leo used the final public ceremonies of his voyage to point once more to the Christian foundations of Europe and the importance of staying true to those values if France wishes to flourish. It was the same theme he had enunciated ever
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