De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

  One of the most disturbing things about the present Pope is how often and how easily he says disturbing things. Things that just catch you and make you wince because they appear to be clearly at odds with the Catholic faith. At General Audience, Pope Francis asks two questions: "Do I live in the fear that if I don't do this or that I will go to hell?"; and "Do I despise the Commandments? No. I observe them, but not as absolutes, because I know that what justifies me is Jesus Christ." pic.twitter.com/nY7kRoon17 — Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) August 18, 2021 I was quite scandalised when I saw this because the Ten Commandments form a basic outline of Christian morality as I have always understood it. My initially reaction was to wonder in what way the Commandments are "not absolutes"? Though shalt not kill? Thou shalt not commit adultery? What is the Pope on about here? The Decalogue is the Ten Words of Freedom which highlight the outer limits of what is...

By Heinrich Hofmann - Riverside Church, New York, Public Domain, Link So last week we found out for sure that anyone who is trying to advance an orthodox interpretation of Amoris Laetitia is at odds with the Pope. Edward Pentin noted that ++Baldisseri has written on behalf of Pope Francis to thank Malta's bishops for their guidelines on Ch. 8 of Amoris Laetitia . Still think Pope Francis isn't trying to undermine Church teaching? Last week I had a discussion on Twitter with Scott Smith, an Australian Blogger and Fr Paul Keller , a Tanzanian Priest, who were both trying to convince me that a). The Pope does clearly want to change Church teaching and b). There is a legitimacy to his direction (in other words it can be accepted as an orthodox direction). This discussion was interesting because it differed from the usual conversations around criticism of Pope Francis in that the usual pro-Francis advocate argues that the Pope is not trying to change Church t...