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COMMENTARY: While the Holy Father’s January interview with The Associated Press yielded some encouraging words, some of his actions make it difficult to interpret his intentions.
Pope Francis once again made headlines, owing to the interview he gave in late January to The Associated Press. Additional impetus was added to the Pope’s interview in the wake of a Jan. 24 essay in America magazine by Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego.
In that interview, the Pope voiced his disapproval against laws that criminalize homosexual actions, even as he reaffirmed that homosexual sexual acts are sinful. And in so doing, he managed to anger both his admirers and his detractors. He also had some rather choice words for the German bishops’ Synodal Way that also raised some eyebrows over just how blunt he was with his displeasure over the whole affair.
Back in the United States, the twin issues of homosexuality and synodality were also making news, thanks in large measure to the essay by Cardinal McElroy in America and some tweets by the indefatigable Father James Martin. It was a busy moment, but the upshot of all of this is that it is a kind of snapshot in a single week of the deeply confusing nature of this papacy.
The Pope says a lot of truly wonderful things in his interview with the AP. However, as many observers have noted, there is often an apparent disconnect between the Pope’s words and his actions, which makes it hard quite often to interpret the Pope’s intentions.
Continued below.
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Pope Francis once again made headlines, owing to the interview he gave in late January to The Associated Press. Additional impetus was added to the Pope’s interview in the wake of a Jan. 24 essay in America magazine by Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego.
In that interview, the Pope voiced his disapproval against laws that criminalize homosexual actions, even as he reaffirmed that homosexual sexual acts are sinful. And in so doing, he managed to anger both his admirers and his detractors. He also had some rather choice words for the German bishops’ Synodal Way that also raised some eyebrows over just how blunt he was with his displeasure over the whole affair.
Back in the United States, the twin issues of homosexuality and synodality were also making news, thanks in large measure to the essay by Cardinal McElroy in America and some tweets by the indefatigable Father James Martin. It was a busy moment, but the upshot of all of this is that it is a kind of snapshot in a single week of the deeply confusing nature of this papacy.
The Pope says a lot of truly wonderful things in his interview with the AP. However, as many observers have noted, there is often an apparent disconnect between the Pope’s words and his actions, which makes it hard quite often to interpret the Pope’s intentions.
Continued below.
The Papal Interview, Cardinal McElroy and Father Martin
COMMENTARY: While the Holy Father’s January interview with The Associated Press yielded some encouraging words, some of his actions make it difficult to interpret his intentions.
