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Dove vuole portare la Chiesa (The Francis Project: Where He Wants to Take the Church), a book-length interview Fernandez gave to the journalist Paolo Rodari from the Italian daily La Repubblica, he describes the broad themes of Francis' papacy, the need to view moral issues in context rather than assert them as non-negotiable, to "set hearts on ...
A group pressing for women's ordination promptly dismissed the significance of it as “crumbs,” noting that ordained men would once again be making decisions about women's roles in the church.
Under Francis, the Catholic Church has become more welcoming towards LGBT people. In December, Cardinal Fernandez's office issued a landmark document allowing the blessing of same-sex couples ...
Choir dress of a cardinal, in scarlet Cardinals are senior members of the clergy of the Catholic Church who are titular clergy of the Diocese of Rome, thereby serving as the primary advisors to the Bishop of Rome. They are almost always bishops and generally hold important roles within the church, such as leading prominent archdioceses or heading dicasteries within the Roman Curia. Cardinals ...
Cardinal Victor Fernandez, the Church's lead doctrine official, told the summit on Oct. 2 that "there is still no room for a positive decision" regarding women deacons.
Dignitas Infinita ("Infinite Dignity") [1] is a 2024 declaration on Catholic doctrine that outlines the importance of human dignity, explains its connection to God, and condemns a variety of current violations of human dignity, including human rights violations, discrimination against women, abortion and gender theory. [2]
Advocates for greater roles for women in the Church had hoped the synod might call for women to serve as deacons. The gathering, which included cardinals, bishops and lay people from more than 110 ...
Cardinal Robert Sarah, former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, called the declaration "a heresy that seriously undermines the Church". [77] Cardinal Joseph Zen criticized parts of the declaration as "an absolute subjective error" and suggested that Fernández should resign. [78]