MGB:_If anyone is sinning against the Holy Spirit, it is those who deny the sacramental love in both second marriages (so long as the first marriage was not ended specifically to contract the second) and in gay married couples, who I am sure stay married through the Spirit’s gentle aid.
As for pharisees, some of them were those who blasphemed against the Spirit by not recognizing her work in Christ when his charismatic love was clearly evident, as it is in Francis. Would it have been more convenient if A.L. had spelled out doctrinal changes or more reasonable interpretations of both the teaching on divorce (see above) and the teaching of Paul in Corinthians on Communion (that it spoke about recieving what is not believed in, not a teaching on mortal sin that would have been 1000 years early)? Absolutely.
Scolding the Pope, however, is not the road to clarification. Indeed, I suspect that the Pope is trying to downplay doctrinal teaching in favor of pastoral teaching. While Francis technically has a Magisterium, he would never call it that, which I find refreshing. Still, if the Monsignor or the surviving Dubya Cardinals with to be helpful, they should propose the doctrinal changes they think Franics is making rather than asking rude questions. If they want humility, they should humbly try to understand what Francis is saying and why, because Francis is correct and the prior proof texting is worthy of a seminarian in Liberty University Bible Study.
As for the comment on bishops, the Monsignor is accusing the Pope of packing the Synods, which is odd considering Cardinal Burke was a member of at least the first. The anti-Modernists don’t like Francis, his Synod, Vatican II or any epistemology that does not privilege the CDF in all things or its branch offices in local bishop’s councils. Their belief that their view is the only view in Catholicism is the height of hubris. It is time for them to find a good retreat house or monestary for a permanet stay.
Insisting no change in doctrine is possible harms the Church, its people and the Truth. Indeed, some still resist evolution because it contradicts Eden. The doctrine on original sin is and should be fluid, as is the doctrine of the nature of salvation. The traditional view leads many away from the-Church. New perspectives should be encouraged rather than condemned, especially when the traditional ones have fallen flat. DiNardo is late in realizing this, probably because St. John Paul and Pope Benedict were not friendly to such exploration. Better late than never.
I suspect the bishops will spend much of the conference talking about these issues over cofee, wine or scotch. I am not sure if any of it will make it to the floor, as I doubt the conference will either seek a Dubya like clarification or go the otherway and scold those bishops who, like Archbishop Chaput, have been stubbornly resisting change in the spirit of AL. Frankly, I would be happy if they pick Cardinal Cupich for Pro-Life Activities and get moving on a decent Mass translation. Just those two things will send a message to the anti-modernists and the bishops and staff who support them or are among them.
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