Kresta in the Afternoon – December 19, 2023 – Hour 2
Al breaks down yesterday’s Vatican Document on pastoral blessings, and then we continue the countdown with Dan Philpott, looking at the anniversary of Pacem in Terris.
(#26) Kresta Comments: What Yesterday’s Declaration is – and what it isn’t
Yesterday the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a declaration entitled Fiducia Supplicans, which allows for the blessings of “irregular couples,” including same-sex couples. LGBT activists are hailing the document as an important step, but the text explicitly states that any blessings of couples may not in any way shape or form resemble a marriage, which is still between a man and a woman. Still, Declarations are rare in the Church and should not be ignored or dismissed as irrelevant. So how should we respond? We take a break from the countdown as Al offers some thoughts.
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Pope Francis Did Not Just Authorize Priests to Bless Same-Sex Unions
‘Fiducia supplicans’: Who’s saying what?
Did the pope just permit gay marriage?
Vatican Says Priests Can Bless Same-Sex Couples Without Condoning Their Lifestyles
US Bishops: Vatican Declaration on Blessings Does Not Change Church Teaching on Marriage
What ‘Fiducia supplicans’ declares about papal power
Did the pope just permit gay marriage?
The ‘spirit’ of ‘Fiducia supplicans’
‘Fiducia supplicans’: What does it say?
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#25 St John XXIII’s Pacem in Terris: 60 Years Later
On April 11, 1963, Pope John XXIII promulgated what would be his final encyclical – Pacem in terris, Peace on Earth. Signed on Holy Thursday, it was a landmark piece of writing that appeared at one of the most dangerous points in the Cold War, just months after the Cuban Missile Crisis. We examine the environment in which it was written and the conditions it lays out for peace with Dan Philpott.
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‘Pacem in terris’ at 60: A brief guide to a landmark encyclical
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#24 Medical Experts Push Back Against ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
Earlier this year a group of physicians published a letter in the Wall Street Journal saying that youth gender transition therapies are being pushed without evidence that they are beneficial. Wes Smith joins us with more.
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Current Concerns About Gender‑Affirming Therapy in Adolescents
Medical Experts Push Back Against ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
Tennessee Law Banning Most ‘Gender Affirming Care’ Reinstated
Sacrificing Pre-Natal Wellness on the Altar of Trans Ideology
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