Celibacy is always, shall we say, an affront to what man normally thinks. It is something that can be done, and is only credible, if there is a God and if celibacy is my doorway into the kingdom of God.
Certainly, it is difficult to make the demands of the Gospel understandable to secularized people. But this pastoral difficulty must not lead to compromises with the truth.
No one is forced to be a Christian. But no one should be forced to live according to the "new religion" as though it alone were definitive and obligatory for all mankind.
In the name of tolerance, tolerance is being abolished; this is a real threat we face.
A civilization inspired by a consumerist, anti-birth mentality is not and cannot ever be a civilization of love.
A filial correction was issued by prominent theologians and scholars to Bergoglio on August 11th. The SSPX joined in with Bishop Fellay and Fr. Brucciani, the provincial for the English chapter. This correction was made public today.
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