Links for 01/11/16 | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: Francis did not manipulate the Synod - the Holy Spirit did - which is as it should be.
Salt & Light give us basic stuff on papal teachings. Rather than recommending that this Pope wrote E.G., let us remember that this is part of the year of mercy and will be presented to the bishops and the Church as an offer that they can't refuse. One that hears the people, not those who think that pietousness is more important than morality that is explained in terms of the human condition as it is now. We are cultural creatures, which means human nature does change with time. This pope gets that.
The Governor of Texas is mimicking a long held belief that we need a constitutional convention to fix things. However, the members of the state legislatures who call conventions and who will likely be among the conventioneers will be from the same political committees as their local member of Congress. My guess is that unless there is a ground-swell against gay marriage, no convention will happen. The amendments offered are for public consumption. They are not serious. They represent a grade school understanding of the way our government works. Going to college, graduate school or law school actually changes how most people think about these issues.
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