
Questions Linger on Cardinal Fernandez’s ‘Sex Change’ Remarks
The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has not addressed concerns that his recent remarks may contradict the Church’s moral teaching on bodily integrity.
The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has not addressed concerns that his recent remarks may contradict the Church’s moral teaching on bodily integrity.
Despite the allegations against him, Father Rupnik continues to live an unrestricted life as a priest and resides at his Rome art center.
The Vatican has stressed that AI should enhance human dignity rather than undermine it, and that technological advancements must be guided by principles that prioritize human welfare over profit.
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ in December 2023.
According to visionaries, Our Lady came to Medjugorje to show the faithful the way to peace and help convert lives so as to return to God.
COMMENTARY: The notion that the ‘synodal experience’ has set the Church in motion for mission is preposterous historically.
According to Vatican News, Cardinal Fernández pointed to a clarification issued by the DDF in early January, which emphasized that the declaration did not change Church teaching on marriage or sexuality.
COMMENTARY: The new norms make no mention of Medjugorje, but it would be fair speculation to think that they were designed to make reaching a conclusion about Medjugorje easier.
The last time the Vatican’s doctrinal office issued a general document on apparitions was in 1978, during the final months of the pontificate of Pope Paul VI.
COMMENTARY: We are not infinite as God is infinite, of course, but our dignity is not quantifiable and is indeed radically open-ended, as we are raised by way of participation into God’s inner life.
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