Word: sacramentalism
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Authorized by Vatican II, the synods are periodic gatherings of bishops, convened to advise the Pope. They have no authority of their own to pass church laws. Since the council, seven synods have been held to discuss such specific topics as the role of the Christian family and the sacrament of penance. Next week's synod, however, is an "extraordinary" meeting, outside the regular three-year cycle. There will be 165 delegates, 102 of whom are presidents of national bishops' conferences. Other participants: 14 Eastern Rite prelates, 25 Vatican officials and three superiors of men's orders. Also present...
...birth control could spread pain in a world with dangerous diseases and unwanted children. His stance against abortion seemed to offend human rights. I viewed his refusal to consider female priests as sexism, thinly veiled by Scripture and Church traditions. I thought his refusal to welcome homosexuals into the sacrament of marriage was an ignorant attempt to foist morality of centuries long past on a world that had discovered new and better terms of equality and justice...
...hospital for a third time in two months even as his fever rose and his heart failed. Instead, according to Edmund Cardinal Szoka, he lay with his head propped up on pillows, blessing his disciples as they knelt at his bedside, and being blessed by them. He received the sacrament reserved for the dying, heard the Stations of the Cross. Hours later he was slipping in and out of consciousness, his breathing shallow, his organs failing. News came Saturday of his final, halting words. "You have come to me," he said, "and I thank you," though whether he was talking...
Fact: She tried, but he was repulsed by her liberal sensibilities and acceptance of radical behaviors like consumating sexual relations before entering into the hallowed marriage sacrament...
...Unfit for the Sacrament? It is unfortunate that many Catholics believe they can be true to the faith and still be pro-choice [June 21]. It is refreshing that at least some bishops are calling on Catholics to live out their faith the way it should be instead of succumbing to the secular world. Catholics who support abortion are Catholics in name only. Richard Austin Denison...