VATICAN CITY
Irish Times
Paddy Agnew
Tue, Oct 13, 2015
Senior conservative cardinals have complained that efforts are being made at the Synod of Bishops in Rome to guarantee liberal-sounding “pre-cooked” policy declarations emerge from the gathering.
A letter to Pope Francis, signed by up to nine cardinals, expressed concern about “procedural processes”, saying that interim papers in the past had not always properly reflected the discussions.
Speaking to The Irish Times, one of the signatories, South African cardinal Wilfred Napier, said a document calling for greater inclusivity towards homosexuals had been published at last year’s synod without the prior knowledge of many.
“You guys,” he said, addressing the media, “knew all about that document before we did . . . I recall too that one or two synod fathers had said things in the synod [about the pastoral approach to homosexuals] and that was presented as if the whole synod had taken that stance,” he said.
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