AFTER CONSTANTLY SCOLDING DOCTORS OF THE LAW, THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR CONVERSION! POPE FRANCIS HAS BECOME THE DOCTOR OF THE LAW PAR EXCELLENCE!

 

From Ed Condon at the Pillar:

Pope Francis introduction to the new text, the apostolic constitution Pascite Gregem Dei, took a very hard swipe at the pervasive trend of antinomianism, or indifference to the application of penal law in the Church, that has cropped up in the Church’s life most especially in the past 5 decades. The pope wrote:

“Many have been the damages caused in the past by the lack of understanding of the intimate relationship that exists in the Church between the exercise of charity and the performance of punitive discipline, whenever the circumstances and justice require it. This way of thinking –experience teaches it– carries the risk of temporizing with behaviors contrary to discipline, for which the remedy cannot come only from exhortations or suggestions. This attitude often carries with it the risk that, with the passage of time, such ways of life crystallize, making correction more difficult and in many cases aggravating the scandal and confusion among the faithful.”