VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has denounced priests who have questioned church teaching on celibacy and ordaining women, saying Thursday they were disobeying his authority to try to impose their own ideas on the church.Read the rest here.
Benedict made the rare and explicit criticism from the altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in his homily on Holy Thursday, when priests recall the promises they made when ordained.
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If you read the whole speech he also denounced "fossilized traditions" and those who question the good fruits of Vatican II
ReplyDeleteHe was specifically addressing the group of Austrian priests who voices dissent over the ordination of women. And he refers to Christ's authority rather than his own.
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