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Cardinal Zen: Cardinal Fernandez should step down

January 23, 2024

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CWN Editor's Note: Cardinal Joseph Zen has suggested that Cardinal Victor Fernandez should step down from his post as prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

The retired Bishop of Hong Kong said that in suggesting blessings for homosexual couples in the directive Fiducia Supplicans, Cardinal Fernandez had claimed “intrinsic goodness” for relationships based on “grave sin.”

“Shouldn’t he then resign or be dismissed?” Cardinal Zen asked.

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  • Posted by: Randal Mandock - Jan. 24, 2024 10:55 AM ET USA

    Zen, as always, is fearless and fully Catholic.