Those who with God's help have welcomed Christ's call and freely responded to it are urged on by love of Christ to proclaim the Good News everywhere in the world.
A civilization inspired by a consumerist, anti-birth mentality is not and cannot ever be a civilization of love.
Homosexuality is incompatible with the priestly vocation. Otherwise, celibacy itself would lose its meaning as a renunciation.
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.
The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life."
As I have always maintained through memory, the synod on the family was called by Pope Benedict XVI. The article by Antonio Socci - 'Socci: "At the End of the Synod, Francis may impose his will, Diktak-style -- but Bergoglism is foundering everywhere"' - repeats this and I am glad to have proof of that so that I do not continue searching for evidence.
Distinctions Matter
Distinctions Matter Forward
Missale Romanum
Pre-1951 Calendar