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Saturday, December 3, 2016

Müller on four cardinals’ dubia: Polarisation must be avoided

Müller on four cardinals’ dubia: Polarisation must be avoided

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he Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has said in a statement that the Congregation will not comment on the subject but expressed his own personal view against the sacramentsbeing administered to people in “irregular” situations

The only thing "irregular" are these heretics.  They need change not us!

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has confirmed that his dicastery will not comment on the dubia expressed by four cardinals on the Pope’s Apostolic Letter “Amoris Laetitia”, which focus on the possibility of granting remarried divorcees access to the sacraments, in some cases and after a process of discernment. In an interview with Kathpress, the German cardinal explained that the former Holy Office “acts and speaks” under the Pope’s authority and cannot be a party to “a clash of opinions”. Müller also said he sees a danger of “polarisation” in the Church. Pope Francis touched on this issue in the homily he gave on the occasion of the Consistory, celebrated on 19 November of this year: “The virus of polarization and animosity permeates our way of thinking, feeling and acting. We are not immune from this and we need to take care lest such attitudes find a place in our hearts”.


The Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith went on to explain that the five “dubia” were sent to the Pope in person prior to publication and stated that Francis could still task the Congregation with quelling the tension. “Right now,” he added, “it is important for each of us to stay focused and objective and not be dragged into controversies, much less trigger these”. Müller chose not to comment on the parts of the “Amoris Laetitia” that caused “confusion” according to the four cardinals.


So the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which speaks under the authority and with the approval of the Pope, has not adopted a position. What remains are texts of the synodal proposals and the post-Synodal Exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” published by the Pope, which cautiously opens up to the possibility – not as a right, nor indiscriminately – of conceding the sacraments in certain cases and after a profound process of discernment.


Finally, in the interview, the cardinal expresses his personal opinion on the issue, recalling that as far as communion for remarried divorces is concerned, in 1994, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had denied three German bishops this possibility. 

 

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