Furthermore, Church doctrine is not a closed system: the Second Vatican Council teaches us that there is a development, meaning that it is possible to look into this further. It is a first to see cardinals who are among the Pope’s closest collaborators intervening in this way, at least if we take into consideration the recent history of the Church.” During the opening of the Second Vatican Council, Pope John XXIII said: ‘Nowadays the Church must make use of the medicine of mercy rather than that of severity.’ So mercy is the central theme of the Catholic Church’s conciliar and post-conciliar era.”
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:15:42 +0000