Controversial issues should be 'off the table' at next Synod meeting, Cardinal Burke argues
November 18, 2014
Cardinal Raymond Burke has said that debate on controversial issues distracted attention from the central questions of marriage and family life during the recent Synod of Bishops, and suggested that Pope Francis should take those issues “off the table” as the Synod resumes its discussions.
Speaking to a conference in Ireland, Cardinal Burke said that the issues that had dominated public discussion during the October meeting of the Synod-- homosexuality, cohabitation, and Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics—were far less important than the need to reaffirm the Christian understanding of marriage. The outspoken American cardinal said: “Even within the church there are those who would obscure the truth of the indissolubility of marriage in the name of mercy.”
Cardinal Burke said that he could not reconcile the Church’s clear teaching on marriage with the proposal to allow Communion to divorced and remarried Catholics. He went on to argue that a clear affirmation of marriage is needed in a culture afflicted by pornography, a contraceptive mentality, and an “incredibly aggressive homosexual agenda.”
For all current news, visit our News home page.
Further information:
All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a current donor, log in to see the comment form; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off!
