Francis has named on 9 July homosexual and paganism activists among the seven members of the synod's study group on 'controversial doctrinal, pastoral and ethical issues'. They are:
1. Monsignor Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio, Archbishop of Lima, Peru, an idolater, who presided over a Pachamama procession in his cathedral in September 2019, called Christ a layman, and twice refused to give Communion to a kneeling faithful.
2. Monsignore Filippo Iannone, archbishop and Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts.
3. Monsignor Piero Coda, Secretary General of the International Theological Commission and the house theologian of the Focolari movement.
4. Rev. Maurizio Chiodi, Professor of Moral Theology at the 'John Paul II Institute' in Rome, and a homosexual activist who has argued that homosexual acts can sometimes be "morally good", and who believes that contraception can be necessary for "responsible" parenthood.
5. Father Carlo Casalone SJ, Professor of Moral Theology at the Gregorian …More