Synod Verdict: The Catholic Church is Still Catholic
Liberals need to back-off and traditionalists can calm down. The Synod upheld Catholic doctrine and the future rests with orthodoxy.
The Synod has concluded. Nothing of substance has changed. Catholic teaching remains the same. And that is as it should be. The terms of salvation do not alter according to present circumstance. This is the Catholic Church we’re talking about: not a political party.
Aspects of this Synod have been misunderstood. Its purpose was to discuss the state of marriage and family life in the modern world and how the Church can help. Regardless of the intentions of individual bishops, it was never intended to redefine marriage or start a root-and-branch reappraisal of doctrine.
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