“The Christian faith is not supposed to be a democratic smorgasbord, let alone a phony democracy imitating the democratic centralism of communist dictatorships. However, many of the Synod participants, Pope Francis included, have been steeped in the Marxist-Leninist “Liberation Theology” of the post-Vatican II era and are thus comfortable with this new aberrant orientation.”
(William F. Jasper – The New American) Polygamy? Blessing homosexual unions? “Radical inclusion” of LGBT people? Holy Communion for those living in adulterous relationships? Ordination of women? Is the Roman Catholic Church really about to flip on these and related issues? Are Pope Francis and his “Synod on Synodality” bent (many faithful Catholics say “hell bent”) on thoroughly overturning two millennia of the Catholic Church’s teaching on moral doctrine?…
Indeed, virtually everything associated with the synod — the delegates appointed to it, the topics under discussion, and the revolutionary context of Francis’ pontificate — points to an end aimed at bringing about a subversive and seismic upheaval in fundamental Catholic beliefs. And while the hot-button moral issues have taken center stage, there are other far-reaching concerns as well.