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The group presented its proposal for ‘contextual fidelity’ to the Synod on Synodality assembly Oct. 2.
VATICAN CITY — A study group established by Pope Francis to develop a synodal way of discerning Catholic Church teaching on so-called controversial issues, including sexual morality and life issues, has proposed what it calls a “new paradigm” that is heavy on situational ethics but minimizes moral absolutes and established Church teaching.
The group, which is one of 10 study groups the Pope created in February to provide “in-depth analysis” of “matters of great relevance” that had emerged during the Synod on Synodality’s 2023 session, presented its findings to the synod assembly on Oct. 2, the first day of its 2024 session. A text of the presentation was shared with the press.
The group spoke of discerning doctrine, ethics and pastoral approaches by gauging people’s lived experience through consultations with the People of God and by being responsive to cultural changes. The group presented these sources as places where the Holy Spirit speaks in a way that can override and apparently contradict what the Church has already authoritatively taught.
The group, whose seven members include a controversial theologian known for questioning the existence of moral absolutes, described this approach as part of a “conversion of thought or reform of practices in contextual fidelity to the Gospel of Jesus, who is ‘the same yesterday today and always,’ but whose ‘richness and beauty are inexhaustible.’”
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VATICAN CITY — A study group established by Pope Francis to develop a synodal way of discerning Catholic Church teaching on so-called controversial issues, including sexual morality and life issues, has proposed what it calls a “new paradigm” that is heavy on situational ethics but minimizes moral absolutes and established Church teaching.
The group, which is one of 10 study groups the Pope created in February to provide “in-depth analysis” of “matters of great relevance” that had emerged during the Synod on Synodality’s 2023 session, presented its findings to the synod assembly on Oct. 2, the first day of its 2024 session. A text of the presentation was shared with the press.
The group spoke of discerning doctrine, ethics and pastoral approaches by gauging people’s lived experience through consultations with the People of God and by being responsive to cultural changes. The group presented these sources as places where the Holy Spirit speaks in a way that can override and apparently contradict what the Church has already authoritatively taught.
The group, whose seven members include a controversial theologian known for questioning the existence of moral absolutes, described this approach as part of a “conversion of thought or reform of practices in contextual fidelity to the Gospel of Jesus, who is ‘the same yesterday today and always,’ but whose ‘richness and beauty are inexhaustible.’”
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Personal Experience, Not Moral Absolutes, to Steer Synod Study Group’s Discernment on Sexuality Questions
The group presented its proposal for ‘contextual fidelity’ to the Synod on Synodality assembly Oct. 2.
