Cardinal Pell, then Archbishop of Sydney, is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished figures of the college of cardinals. So much so that he is one of those most likely to replace Cardinal Re at the head of the dicastery that is in charge, among other things, of presenting to the Pope the candidates to be bishops in the dioceses around the world. God willing and Benedict XVI loving. We would be assured of good episcopal appointments for many yearsOn the occasion of the implementation of the new missal in English, which serves to correct a series of imperfections in the texts in force until now, the Australian prelate has written an article in which he is at ease. The following paragraph powerfully caught my attention.
Protestant churches lurch to the left, ordaining women to the episcopate and homosexuals, and questioning long-held doctrines about the Resurrection, the virgin birth and salvation, Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic hierarchy are convinced that more Country Email List liturgies richer, more reverent, are essential for strengthening faith and religious practice.The cardinal is thinking of Protestant churches with an important liberal branch and not of evangelical ones, which not only do not lean to the left but rather to the opposite side. He thinks, for example, of the Anglican and Lutheran churches. Indeed, both are in the doldrums and are on the path to the deepest spiritual stench. By the way, why doesn't the cardinal notice that, precisely, it is with those.
The other hand, do we not know in our Church laymen, theologians, religious and priests who are in favor of the ordination of women, of homosexual marriage and who challenge the Catholic doctrine on the resurrection, the virginity of Mary, the existence of miracles, etc? Does anyone tell you that such a fact is incompatible with the condition of Catholics? And how does the fact that the Pope and the hierarchy want richer and more reverent liturgies fit with what happens, week after week, in Entrevías, with the explicit permission of Cardinal Rouco?It is obvious that the Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney is not to blame for what is happening in the degenerate churches with whom the ecumenical dialogue is most active? Doesn't that tell us anything? Isn't that relevant information.