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eNewsletter Subject: Mercy exemplified

This week the American bishops responded to a request from the office of the Synod of Bishops to report on the reception of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia.

It's a remarkable and revealing response. See my commentary: Amoris Laetitia in America: The bishops’ joy…and the bishops’ tact.

Reading the news this week, I also noticed some information that it is quite possible to take in the wrong way. See Not always what they seem: Deaconesses, Jesuits, Christmas displays.

Meanwhile, as commentators continue to evaluate the current pontificate, Phil Lawler points us to Two thoughtful critiques of the Pope’s approach.

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