Cardinal Pell: ‘the Pope lines up with me’
October 20, 2015
In a new interview, Cardinal George Pell emphasized that Catholic doctrine “will not be touched” at the Synod of Bishops.
“The Pope has asked for free discussion,” Cardinal Pell said in an interview with the Catholic News Agency. “He’s a very good listener. You can make your case to him and he will listen. And, the Pope lines up with me; one of my concerns is for doctrine, and the Pope has said the doctrine will not be touched. I am not a rebel or an opponent of the Pope.”
Cardinal Pell added:
There is this controversial issue of Communion for divorced and remarried or not, but what is important is to emphasize that doctrine is one; there are many theologies. So, you cannot say that in Germany they will believe in the divinity of Christ and in Poland they will say Christ is not divine. You cannot have two people in the same situation with the same dispositions; one goes to Communion and it (is) a sacrilege and in the country next-door it is a cause of grace.
Cardinal Arinze said you cannot nationalize right and wrong. We have one creed, one baptismal formula, one faith. One God, one faith, one baptism. “Catholic” means “universal,” not “continental.” We are not ruled by synods. We are led by individual bishops and led by the Holy Father and the Holy Father (Saturday) morning emphasized the central role of the Successor of Peter. He emphasized, too, that he is the authentic guarantee of the tradition. We only can live and work within the tradition, the essentials of the tradition.
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Posted by: Mike in Toronto -
Oct. 20, 2015 7:25 PM ET USA
Perhaps Catholic doctrine “will not be touched, but what about pastoral practice?
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Posted by: Minnesota Mary -
Oct. 20, 2015 2:59 PM ET USA
Because the Pope has asked for a free discussion on Catholic doctrines, he has opened the door to chipping away at those doctrines through changes in pastoral accommodations.
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Posted by: koinonia -
Oct. 20, 2015 9:22 AM ET USA
"We only can live and work within the tradition, the essentials of the tradition." There is a lot of talk about various factions or parties- liberal, conservative etc- within the Church. Sooner or later, Tradition must be embraced. In a very real sense to be Catholic is to be traditional. As indicated by the above, the 4 marks are essential; Tradition is essential. This is not arbitrary, and it is no mean truth. Confidence is essential for peace and joy in the heart of the Christian.
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Posted by: feedback -
Oct. 20, 2015 9:05 AM ET USA
"Cardinal Pell added: ...there are many theologies." Theologies built on political correctness but detached from Scripture and Sacred Tradition (Truth) are opposing and contradicting each other.
