PopeWatch: Filial Correction Open Thread
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Pope Francis reminds me of the character “Burger Meister, Meister Burger” in the Christmas cartoon Kris Kringle.
“No Toys, why?… “Because I said so.”
At the end of the story it’s said that “over time everyone forgot about the Meiser Burger, Burger Meister..”
Pope Francis is not the Catholic Church. Pope Francis is the Vicar of Christ. Jesus Christ is head of the Catholic Church. What Jesus Christ says goes
The filial correction assumes one thing: that the alleged errors in Amoris Laetitia are, well, errors, meaning unintentionlal departures from truth or accuracy. What if they’re not unintentional?
Shouldn’t the faithful consider this possibility as well. Because if it’s true, we’re in for a very long dark night.