I think this is a quite fair interpretation of what Pope Leo is doing--but I must nonetheless absolutely insist that on every one of the points listed in this article, Pope Francis himself previously issued exactly the same "clarifications" on numerous points in his pontificate, and indeed habitually. This Pope Leo, a close collaborator of Francis and a continuity candidate though not his handpicked successor, was and is well aware of. That people obsessively focused on their own interpretations pro- and con- of the late Pontiff did not listen to him at the time, and will not listen to him now, does not change that.
I actually don't think he did offer those "clarifications" He would say "communion is not the only answer" but never say "those in mortal sin cannot receive communion."
The reality is Francis liked everyone having the impression he had the power to change Church teaching, if only he was flattered or lobbied enough, even if he never explicitly said he had the power to change Church teaching.
Everyone listened to him. Many times "what he did not say" is just as much worth listening to!
I think this is a quite fair interpretation of what Pope Leo is doing--but I must nonetheless absolutely insist that on every one of the points listed in this article, Pope Francis himself previously issued exactly the same "clarifications" on numerous points in his pontificate, and indeed habitually. This Pope Leo, a close collaborator of Francis and a continuity candidate though not his handpicked successor, was and is well aware of. That people obsessively focused on their own interpretations pro- and con- of the late Pontiff did not listen to him at the time, and will not listen to him now, does not change that.
I actually don't think he did offer those "clarifications" He would say "communion is not the only answer" but never say "those in mortal sin cannot receive communion."
The reality is Francis liked everyone having the impression he had the power to change Church teaching, if only he was flattered or lobbied enough, even if he never explicitly said he had the power to change Church teaching.
Everyone listened to him. Many times "what he did not say" is just as much worth listening to!
Excellent
"Francis which claimed such justification from perceived ambiguities in the late pontiff’s rhetoric."
Yes, Amoris Laetitia is part of the late pontiff's "rhetoric"