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Apostolic Exhortation: Amoris laetitia

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Unless you are totally disconnected from the world, you are aware of Pope Francis' latest attempt to make a mess.

... and what a mess.

The document, by its ambiguity, is in perfect continuity with the documents of the Second Vatican Council etc.

Anyone who expected different needs to broaden their perspective.

Because of this, opinions are rampant and peace of soul will be lost.

So ... pray and keep up your interior life ... otherwise you will not last long in this long march.

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Apostolic Exhortation: Amoris laetitia

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DADS.org: Apostolic Exhortations: Then and Now (email I received)





Dads.org April 2016, Volume 22, Number 3 
Apostolic Exhortations: Then and NowThe 1981 Apostolic Exhortation of St. John Paul II, Familiaris Consortio, was the spark that first attracted me to the Catholic Church.
Inhis Exhortation, I saw the teaching of Jesus, St. Paul and the early church fathers preserved with clarity and charity. It has been my joyful  privilege over the past quarter century to share the marriage and family message of St. John Paul II through speaking, writing, and through the media, thanks to Mother Angelica.
In 2014 and 2015, I noticed storm clouds on the horizon as I followed some of the questionable aspects of the Family Synod and what has become known as “the Kasper proposal”. I prayed, with special appeals to St. Joseph, for our Holy Father as he prepared his 2016 Apostolic Exhortation.
I took my time reading the entire 60,000 words of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation exactly as he encouraged us to do in section 7. While I am appreciative of the many wonderful things said about marriage and family life, I am deeply troubled by a number of ambiguities, omissions, and changes to pastoral practice that will certainly have a negative impact on Catholic marriage and family life.
It is disturbing to read assertions that Amoris Laetitia [AL] is in full continuity with familiaris Consortio [FC]. While sections of FC Section 84 are quoted in AL, the paragraph on how to deal with persons divorced and civilly remarried is ignored. AL’s section 305 and footnoted proposal 351 open the door for communion to those living in an objective state of sin which contradicts both FC 84 and historic church teaching.
Pay careful attention to the omitted paragraph from FC, Section 84: “The Church reaffirms her practice, which is based upon Sacred Scripture, of notadmitting to Eucharistic Communion divorced persons who have remarried. They are unable to be admitted thereto from the fact that their state and condition of life objectively contradict that union of love between Christ and the Church which is signified and effected by the Eucharist. Besides this, there is another special pastoral reason: if these people were admitted to the Eucharist, the faithful would be led into error and confusion regarding the Church's teaching about the indissolubility of marriage.”
Youth and adults are already swimming in a culture toxic to honorable courtship and lifelong marriage. The 2016 Apostolic Exhortation will undoubtedly add to the 
confusion and error regarding the Church’s teaching on the indissolubility of marriage.
Do you feel concerned and confused about the diverse reactions following the release of Amoris Laetitia? My advice is to read and heed Familiaris Consortio by St. John Paul II. It fully supports Catholic doctrine and practice.
If you want to read a few thoughtful reactions to Amoris Laetitia, I recommend these three articles.
Priest: Pope Francis’ pastoral revolution goes against 2,000 years of tradition by Fr. Brian Harrison.
Catholics cannot accept elements of Pope’s exhortation that threaten faith and family by Voice of the Family (a respectful, trustworthy, and highly recommended association).
The New Catholic Truce by Ross Douthat, The New York Times.
St. Thomas More,
Pray for us – and our children and grandchildren.
Yours in His Majesty’s Service,
Steve Wood















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