More Older Son Nonsense About Pope Francis | National Catholic Reporter

More Older Son Nonsense About Pope Francis | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: The prodigal son analogy breaks down because wanting reform is not a sin.  Being divorced is not a sin.  Finding love again is not a sin (unless your reason for doing so is economic advancement - read closely what Jesus says about divorce). Being gay is not a sin or is having a gay spouse.  These are the distinctions that make the analogy of the older son break down and what Cardinal Kaspar and the Pope are missing - even though they are trying to use a language they understand.  Lets not understand it that way.  Demanding that Cardinal George be answered is probably going too far, but maybe the Cardinal could get a phone call.  Giving him or Oddie (who is as much a Chestertonian as a Wardian) a public answer would be giving them more than they deserve - unless doing so is profitable for teaching others.