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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 110
DATE 04-06-2012
Summary:
- THE SHIP OF PETER MAY SEEM TO FALTER BUT IT IS LORD WHO GOVERNS THE WORLD
- NOTIFICATION FROM THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH
- PONTIFICAL LEGATE TO FIFTIETH INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS IN DUBLIN
___________________________________________________________
THE SHIP OF PETER MAY SEEM TO FALTER BUT IT IS LORD WHO GOVERNS THE WORLD
Vatican City, 4 June 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father yesterday had lunch with
Church leaders in the archbishopric of Milan. He had been staying at the
archbishopric during his three-day visit to that northern Italian city for the
seventh World Meeting of
Families, the closure of which he had presided that morning at an open-air
Mass. At the end of the meal the Pope made some brief off-the-cuff remarks.
"I simply want to say thank you for everything I have been able to experience
over these days, for this experience of the living Church. If from time to
time we may think that the Ship of Peter is at the mercy of ruthless
adversaries, it is also true
that we see that the Lord is present, He is alive, He truly rose again and
holds the government of the world and the heart of mankind in His hand. This
experience of the living Church, which lives from the love of God, which lives
for the risen Christ
has been, let us say, the gift of these days. Thus let us give thanks to the
Lord".
___________________________________________________________
NOTIFICATION FROM THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH
Vatican City, 4 June 2012 (VIS) - The Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith today published a "Notification Regarding the Book 'Just Love. A
Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics' by Sister Margaret A. Farley R.S.M".
The document warns the faithful
that the work in question "is not in conformity with the teaching of the
Church. Consequently it cannot be used as a valid expression of Catholic
teaching, either in counselling and formation, or in ecumenical and
inter-religious dialogue". The
English-language Notification is signed by Cardinal William Joseph Levada,
prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and has been
approved by the Holy Father.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith wrote to Sr. Farley in 2010
enclosing a preliminary evaluation of her book and indicating the doctrinal
problems it contained, however her answer failed to clarify those issues in a
satisfactory manner. The
Congregation therefore proceeded to examine the volume following the procedure
for "examination in cases of urgency". In June 2011 a commission of experts
confirmed that the "book contained erroneous propositions, the dissemination
of which risks grave
harm to the faithful". Sr. Farley was sent a list of the erroneous
propositions and invited to correct them, but her response "did not adequately
clarify the grave problems contained in her book" and the Congregation decided
to proceed with the
publication of this Notification, extracts of which are given below.
"The author does not present a correct understanding of the role of the
Church’s Magisterium as the teaching authority of the bishops united
with the Successor of Peter, which guides the Church’s ever deeper
understanding of the Word of God
as found in Holy Scripture. ... In addressing various moral issues, Sr. Farley
either ignores the constant teaching of the Magisterium or, where it is
occasionally mentioned, treats it as one opinion among others. ... Sr. Farley
also manifests a
defective understanding of the objective nature of the natural moral law".
"Among the many errors and ambiguities of this book are its positions on
masturbation, homosexual acts, homosexual unions, the indissolubility of
marriage and the problem of divorce and remarriage".
"Sr. Farley writes: 'Masturbation… usually does not raise any moral
questions at all'. ... This statement does not conform to Catholic teaching:
“Both the Magisterium of the Church, in the course of a constant
tradition, and the moral sense
of the faithful have been in no doubt and have firmly maintained that
masturbation is an intrinsically and gravely disordered action. ... For here
sexual pleasure is sought outside of the sexual relationship which is demanded
by the moral order and in
which the total meaning of mutual self-giving and human procreation in the
context of true love is achieved".
"Sr. Farley writes: 'My own view ... is that same-sex relationships and
activities can be justified according to the same sexual ethic as heterosexual
relationships and activities'. ... This opinion is not acceptable. The
Catholic Church, in fact,
distinguishes between persons with homosexual tendencies and homosexual acts.
Concerning persons with homosexual tendencies, the Catechism of the Catholic
Church teaches that “they must be accepted with respect, compassion and
sensitivity. Every
sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided” .
Concerning homosexual acts, however, the Catechism affirms: “Basing
itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave
depravity, tradition has
always declared that homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered. They are
contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life.
They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under
no circumst
ances
can they be approved”".
"The Church teaches that the respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any
way to approval of ... homosexual unions. The common good requires that laws
recognise, promote and protect marriage as the basis of the family, the
primary unit of society.
... The denial of the social and legal status of marriage to forms of
cohabitation that are not and cannot be marital is not opposed to justice; on
the contrary, justice requires it".
"Sr. Farley writes: 'My own position is that a marriage commitment is subject
to release'. ... This opinion is in contradiction to Catholic teaching on the
indissolubility of marriage: “By its very nature conjugal love requires
the inviolable
fidelity of the spouses. This is the consequence of the gift of themselves
which they make to each other. Love seeks to be definitive; it cannot be an
arrangement ‘until further notice’. The intimate union of
marriage, as a mutual giving of
two persons, and the good of the children, demand total fidelity from the
spouses and require an unbreakable union between them. ... The Lord Jesus
insisted on the original intention of the Creator who willed that marriage be
indissoluble. He abrogates
the accommodations that had slipped into the old Law".
The Notification also assesses Sr. Farley's opinion that divorced people may
remarry, saying: "This view contradicts Catholic teaching that excludes the
possibility of remarriage after divorce. ... In fidelity to the words of Jesus
Christ, ... the
Church maintains that a new union cannot be recognised as valid, if the first
marriage was'".
"With this Notification, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
expresses profound regret that a member of an institute of consecrated life,
Sr. Margaret A. Farley R.S.M., affirms positions that are in direct
contradiction with Catholic teaching
in the field of sexual morality. ... Furthermore the Congregation wishes to
encourage theologians to pursue the task of studying and teaching moral
theology in full concord with the principles of Catholic doctrine".
___________________________________________________________
PONTIFICAL LEGATE TO FIFTIETH INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS IN DUBLIN
Vatican City, 4 June 2012 (VIS) - Made public on Saturday on 2 June was a
letter, written in Latin and dated 14 May, in which Benedict XVI appoints
Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, as
pontifical legate for the
celebration of the fiftieth International Eucharistic Congress, which is due
to take place in Dublin, Ireland, from 10 to 17 June.
Cardinal Ouellet will be accompanied on his mission by Fr. Gearoid Dullea,
executive secretary of the Irish Episcopal Conference; Msgr. Cirian O'Carroll,
rector of the Pontifical Irish College in Rome, and Msgr. Samuele Sangalli,
official of the
Congregation for Bishops.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews120604
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 110DATE 04-06-2012
Summary: - THE SHIP OF PETER MAY SEEM TO
FALTER BUT IT IS LORD WHO
GOVERNS THE WORLD - NOTIFICATION FROM THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE
OF THE FAITH - PONTIFICAL LEGATE TO FIFTIETH INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC
CONGRESS IN DUBLIN
THE SHIP OF PETER MAY SEEM TO FALTER BUT IT IS LORD WHO GOVERNS THE
WORLD
Vatican City, 4 June 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father yesterday had lunch with
Church leaders in the archbishopric of Milan. He had been staying at the
archbishopric during his three-day visit to that northern Italian city for the
seventh World Meeting
of Families, the closure of which he had presided that morning at an open-air
Mass. At the end of the meal the Pope made some brief off-the-cuff remarks.
"I simply want to say thank you for everything I have been able to
experience over these days, for this experience of the living Church. If from
time to time we may think that the Ship of Peter is at the mercy of ruthless
adversaries, it is also true
that we see that the Lord is present, He is alive, He truly rose again and
holds the government of the world and the heart of mankind in His hand. This
experience of the living Church, which lives from the love of God, which lives
for the risen Christ
has been, let us say, the gift of these days. Thus let us give thanks to the
Lord".
NOTIFICATION FROM THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH
Vatican City, 4 June 2012 (VIS) - The Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith today published a "Notification Regarding the Book 'Just Love. A
Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics' by Sister Margaret A. Farley R.S.M".
The document warns the
faithful that the work in question "is not in conformity with the teaching of
the Church. Consequently it cannot be used as a valid expression of Catholic
teaching, either in counselling and formation, or in ecumenical and
inter-religious dialogue". The
English-language Notification is signed by Cardinal William Joseph Levada,
prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and has been
approved by the Holy Father.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith wrote to Sr. Farley in 2010
enclosing a preliminary evaluation of her book and indicating the doctrinal
problems it contained, however her answer failed to clarify those issues in a
satisfactory manner.
The Congregation therefore proceeded to examine the volume following the
procedure for "examination in cases of urgency". In June 2011 a commission of
experts confirmed that the "book contained erroneous propositions, the
dissemination of which risks
grave harm to the faithful". Sr. Farley was sent a list of the erroneous
propositions and invited to correct them, but her response "did not adequately
clarify the grave problems contained in her book" and the Congregation decided
to proceed with the
publication of this Notification, extracts of which are given below.
"The author does not present a correct understanding of the role of the
Church’s Magisterium as the teaching authority of the bishops united
with the Successor of Peter, which guides the Church’s ever deeper
understanding of the Word of
God as found in Holy Scripture. ... In addressing various moral issues, Sr.
Farley either ignores the constant teaching of the Magisterium or, where it is
occasionally mentioned, treats it as one opinion among others. ... Sr. Farley
also manifests a
defective understanding of the objective nature of the natural moral law".
"Among the many errors and ambiguities of this book are its positions on
masturbation, homosexual acts, homosexual unions, the indissolubility of
marriage and the problem of divorce and remarriage".
"Sr. Farley writes: 'Masturbation… usually does not raise any moral
questions at all'. ... This statement does not conform to Catholic teaching:
“Both the Magisterium of the Church, in the course of a constant
tradition, and the moral
sense of the faithful have been in no doubt and have firmly maintained that
masturbation is an intrinsically and gravely disordered action. ... For here
sexual pleasure is sought outside of the sexual relationship which is demanded
by the moral order
and in which the total meaning of mutual self-giving and human procreation in
the context of true love is achieved".
"Sr. Farley writes: 'My own view ... is that same-sex relationships and
activities can be justified according to the same sexual ethic as heterosexual
relationships and activities'. ... This opinion is not acceptable. The
Catholic Church, in fact,
distinguishes between persons with homosexual tendencies and homosexual acts.
Concerning persons with homosexual tendencies, the Catechism of the Catholic
Church teaches that “they must be accepted with respect, compassion and
sensitivity. Every
sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided” .
Concerning homosexual acts, however, the Catechism affirms: “Basing
itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave
depravity, tradition has
always declared that homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered. They are
contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life.
They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity.
Under no circumstances can they be approved”".
"The Church teaches that the respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in
any way to approval of ... homosexual unions. The common good requires that
laws recognise, promote and protect marriage as the basis of the family, the
primary unit of
society. ... The denial of the social and legal status of marriage to forms of
cohabitation that are not and cannot be marital is not opposed to justice; on
the contrary, justice requires it".
"Sr. Farley writes: 'My own position is that a marriage commitment is
subject to release'. ... This opinion is in contradiction to Catholic teaching
on the indissolubility of marriage: “By its very nature conjugal love
requires the inviolable
fidelity of the spouses. This is the consequence of the gift of themselves
which they make to each other. Love seeks to be definitive; it cannot be an
arrangement ‘until further notice’. The intimate union of
marriage, as a mutual giving of
two persons, and the good of the children, demand total fidelity from the
spouses and require an unbreakable union between them. ... The Lord Jesus
insisted on the original intention of the Creator who willed that marriage be
indissoluble. He abrogates
the accommodations that had slipped into the old Law".
The Notification also assesses Sr. Farley's opinion that divorced people
may remarry, saying: "This view contradicts Catholic teaching that excludes
the possibility of remarriage after divorce. ... In fidelity to the words of
Jesus Christ, ... the
Church maintains that a new union cannot be recognised as valid, if the first
marriage was'".
"With this Notification, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
expresses profound regret that a member of an institute of consecrated life,
Sr. Margaret A. Farley R.S.M., affirms positions that are in direct
contradiction with Catholic
teaching in the field of sexual morality. ... Furthermore the Congregation
wishes to encourage theologians to pursue the task of studying and teaching
moral theology in full concord with the principles of Catholic doctrine".
PONTIFICAL LEGATE TO FIFTIETH INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS IN
DUBLIN
Vatican City, 4 June 2012 (VIS) - Made public on Saturday on 2 June was a
letter, written in Latin and dated 14 May, in which Benedict XVI appoints
Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, as
pontifical legate for the
celebration of the fiftieth International Eucharistic Congress, which is due
to take place in Dublin, Ireland, from 10 to 17 June.
Cardinal Ouellet will be accompanied on his mission by Fr. Gearoid Dullea,
executive secretary of the Irish Episcopal Conference; Msgr. Cirian O'Carroll,
rector of the Pontifical Irish College in Rome, and Msgr. Samuele Sangalli,
official of the
Congregation for Bishops.
Per ulteriori informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il
sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del
VIS viene inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne
hanno
fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo non si desidera continuare a
riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina dinizio: http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vi
/italinde.php
Copyright (VIS): Le notizie contenute nei servizi del Vatican
Information Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente
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