English cardinal: synod searching for ‘fresh repertoire’ for pastoral accompaniment
October 07, 2015
Stating that “there is not going to be any doctrinal change” at the Synod of Bishops, Cardinal Vincent Nicholas of Westminster said that “the challenge of the synod is to develop in the Church a fresh repertoire of good pastoral accompaniment.”
“There is not going to be a notion that indissolubility of a valid sacramental Catholic marriage as something that we can park at one side and move on," he said. “The Church is not going to say that a same-sex civil partnership which has been given the title marriage in civil law is now the equivalent of a marriage between a man and a woman and is consecrated by God.”
“There will be no categorical answer” about the reception of Holy Communion by those who have remarried outside the Church, he added. “[We are] not talking about a hop, skip, and a jump back to the altar rails, we are talking about the healing of deep wounds.”
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!
