Marx: "German Bishops Stand Behind Kasper" -- Schönborn Also - Eponymous Flower
Marx: "German Bishops Stand Behind Kasper" -- Schönborn Also
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| Cardinal Marx and behind, Archbishop Zollitsch |
Cardinal Marx, Archbishop of Munich-Freising, Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference , soon also Chairman of the Conference of European Bishops' Conferences, representative of Europe in the C9-Cardinals' Advisory to advise Pope Francis for reform of the Curia and management of the universal Church and chairman of the new Economic Council of the Holy See. A man with influence and in full awareness of his power .
German Offensive
"The Synod has a very open atmosphere," said the German cardinal. Even his Austrian counterpart, Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schönborn immediately signaled a readiness to be open regarding the "positive elements" of civil marriage.
"We have discussed and deepened this topic and I've written the Secretariat of the Synod to inform him" about the German position, Cardinal Marx, whom Benedict XVI. named in 2008 as Archbishop of Munich-Freising, with which he has enabled his rise to his the current positions. Marx, born in 1953, has been Bishop of Trier since 2002 and before that in 1996, he was Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn.
"In Germany we have decided that the debate should be public. Pius XII. had spoken of the public opinion in the Church and we need to see the family as it is today and talk about all issues and all challenges with pastoral sensitivity. For Christians, the truth is not a system of ideas, but a living person with whom we are in dialog," said Marx at the press conference of Vatican Radio .
In the Synod Hall there is no climate of conflict, just to listen and be respectful. One must look at the complexity of reality and also to the life stories of people who are or were not always all positive or all negative.
No to Faster Approval of the Nullity of Marriage Instead of Communion for Remarried Divorcees
Marx also added that the German bishops were not interested in an acceleration of the marriage annulment process. Benedict XVI. had already called for an acceleration of methods while dealing with the same content, as a possible answer to the drama of failed marriages, because it is lawful to examine the validity of the marriage.
But the German bishops do not want to keep putting it off. They demand as the only acceptable response to current "real life", the approval of remarried divorcees to Communion. At least, this is the suggestion of Cardinal Marx. Because if the marriage foundered after many years, it is difficult to decide whether the marriage validly occured or not. Finally, want to "we do not want to think about a kind of 'Catholic divorce'', said the Cardinal dialectically.
Cardinal Burke Spokesman of the "Conservatives"
On the afternoon of the first day Synod, after Cardinal Walter Kasper , Cardinal Raymond Burke also took the floor. He belongs with four other cardinals, as the author of a book against Kasper's proposal. Cardinal Kasper is, with papal benevolence, the spokesman of the "liberal" party, Cardinal Burke is regarded as the spokesperson of the "Conservative" party. In psychological guerrilla warfare that was tried before the Synod, to set the traditional to beset the Cardinal with rumors and threats of pressure. It is noticeable also that in the external perception of the Synod, what penetrates widely to the outside was represented as the opinion of the "Liberals", while those of the "conservatives" on the other hand, should have been largely suppressed. The progressive Dehoniana journal Il Regno, which is close to the school of Bologna, set up a special website to continually report on the Synod's activity. A filtered reporting.
Cardinal Schönborn's (expected) Shoulder to Shoulder with Kasper
In the afternoon, Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn of Vienna and President of the Austrian Bishops' Conference and Ratzinger disciple, spoke up. He shared a number of Kasper's statements about the existence of elements of Christian marriage in the civil marriage: the public obligation, the duty to the spouse, the stability and more. As the Second Vatican Council has recognized that the true Church of Christ subsists in the Catholic Church, but it is possible to recognize elements of Church also in the other churches and Christian communities, so it would be possible, given these positive elements of Christian marriage to recognize civil marriages. Therefore, with Kasper's consideration, one could, for a time of penance, consider the situation of remarried divorcees on a case by case basis, and admit them to the sacraments.
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I love you Adrienne! ;)
Adrienne said:Smooth. And to think it's not even necessary to still play the game of pretending to actually be concerned and move thoughtfully - Bullspit! Know why it's not necessary? Because NOBODY CARES ANYMORE! Who's watching this current demolition with an ice cream truck logo? No one. Those who were not to be admitted to Holy Communion have been doing it for years anyway - either out of rebellion or bad advise. Hardly any of these go to Holy Mass (er, novas ordo) anyway! This will only help, because the rebellious ones aren't going to bother receiving anymore - no more fun to rebel! I guess that would, 'sort-of-be-a-good-thing', eh? These con-silly-er churchmen have no fear of God. They do not care about being responsible for lost souls. They are not Catholic.
I want to kick them all in the shins, but I guess I'll have to pray for God's Mercy for them and myself. Shux. Lord, change my heart, but keep me FAITHFUL & READY TO DEFEND THEE!!!
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