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Zen said the current synod was designed “to overthrow the Church hierarchy and implement a democratic system.”
“The most surprising thing is that among the synod participants, there are 96 ‘non-bishops’ (equal to 26 percent of the whole group) who have the right to vote,” he writes.
“The pope has the power to convene any kind of advisory meeting. However, the Synod of Bishops initiated by Pope Paul VI was specifically designed to allow the pope to hear the opinions of his brother bishops. With the ‘non-bishops’ voting together, it is no longer a Synod of Bishops,” the cardinal says.
Turning back to the issue of homosexual relations, he recalled that shortly after the end of 2023 session of the Synod on Synodality, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued Fiducia Supplicans, which said clergy may bless same-sex couples under certain circumstances.
“The prefect of the dicastery even said that the declaration was clear enough and he was not prepared to discuss it further. ‘They’ decided on the question, not consulting the bishops still during the synod. This is incredible arrogance!” Zen writes.
“After the publication of that declaration, there was a great division in the Church and great confusion among the faithful. It was rare in the history of the Church … The pope and the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith expressed ‘understanding’ of the situation without retracting the declaration. So, will this issue still be discussed at the 2024 meeting?” he asked.
Zen claims if this issue is not resolved in the synod, “the future of the Church will be very unclear, because some clergy and friends of the pope who insist on changing the Church tradition in this regard continue to push forward their plans with all strength.”
Not even a democratic system, but an oligarchic system with hand picked representatives to reach a fore ordained conclusion.
God bless Cardinal Zen and the faithful Chinese Catholics thrown under the bus by the Francis regime.
Thank you, Cdn Zen, a true Prince of the Church.
Zen understands these kinds of political moves because of where he lives.
In a better age with better men, this would not be happening. In a slightly better age with slightly better age, someone in red would very publicly state that the synod is crap and you can’t change Church teaching. They’re not going to get sent to a gulag, only fired. And Trump just showed that you can always get a job – even if it’s only at McDonalds!
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