Synod: Forces inside church working against reform
Rumours and discontent to the fore as Pope Francis’s ‘reform process’ meets opposition
Rumours and discontent to the fore as Pope Francis’s ‘reform process’ meets opposition
No question of doctrine changing but pastoral response to new realities might
Synod president claims church stance on communion for remarried misunderstood
Document touches on debate over whether divorcees should be excluded from sacrament
Cardinal points out pope does not have authority on his own to change Church teaching
As bishops gather in Rome for the synod, prominent Irish Catholics offer their views on the papacy
‘Many of us grew up in a generation where the image of Christianity was one more of being judgemental, than of being merciful’
Church Synod to meet soon to discuss contraception, same-sex marriage and annulment
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