Vatican official says Church must defend controversial teachings
December 30, 2008
The American undersecretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has argued that the Church cannot win the allegiance of young people by downplaying controversial doctrines. Father Augustine DiNoia told an audience in Rome that young people will not adhere to a Church whose leaders "seem too embarrassed to communicate forthrightly." The American Dominican-- who is frequently mentioned as a candidate for promotion within the Roman Curia, or to head an American diocese-- said that Church leaders should teach the faith "without apologies or compromise."
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