Cardinal Baldisseri counters Chaput, says abuse crisis won’t stop synod success

Cardinal Baldisseri counters Chaput, says abuse crisis won’t stop synod success

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Vatican City (CNA) – The secretary general of an upcoming synod of bishops said Monday he thinks the abuse scandal in the Catholic Church will not be a hindrance to the success of the meeting. He also criticized the recent decision of an American archbishop to publish a theologian’s critique of the synod’s working document.…

Archbishop Chaput: Youth synod depends on faith, not sentimentality

Archbishop Chaput: Youth synod depends on faith, not sentimentality

CBJ Editors October 2, 2018 0 Comments

Rome, Italy (CNA) – In an op-ed column published Saturday, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia restated his concerns about the upcoming synod of bishops on young adults, faith and vocational discernment, set to begin Oct. 3. The column was published in the Italian newspaper Il Foglio. According to Chaput, after the Pennsylvania statewide grand jury…