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Synod on synodality

Pope Francis answers a dubia — Does inaction speak clearer than words?

While observers debate the pope’s response on same-sex blessings, the practice is gaining ground in parts of Europe.

JD Flynn
Oct 03, 2023
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Pope Francis, the Church learned Monday, answered the dubia.

Not — to be clear — the questions posed to him after the 2016 publication of Amoris laetitia — questions so long unanswered that “answer the dubia” has become a meme in some Catholic circles.

Pope Francis pictured at a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Square on Sept…

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