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This Insights eNewsletter was sent to subscribers on December 12, 2014.

eNewsletter Subject: Very Catholic Comments

This has been a banner week for commentary on CatholicCulture.org. Let's simply proceed by author.

On Wednesday I noticed a significant trend in Pope Francis' effort to take into account the concerns of his critics within the Church. I explain here: Francis listens to critics, clarifies the issues, and stays his course.

I also noticed the new working document for the second Synod on the Family in 2015. An examination of the Orthodox practice on marriage is on the agenda. What does that mean? See The “Orthodox Practice”: A solution to divorce, remarriage and Communion?

Finally, I grabbed a teaching moment from two papal letters which made their point in significantly different ways: Case Study: How Churchmen impact conscience....

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