Zen: Francis Denial Of Marriage "Not Catholic"

No mature Catholic believes Tucho Fernández' claim that anyone who disagrees with Francis is a "heretic and schismatic”, writes Cardinal Zen, 91, one of the five Dubia cardinals, on OldYosef.hkdavc.com (October 12).

Zen understands that Tucho wrote the response to the Dubia, while Francis rubber-stamped it.

"No Catholic" has ever dared to deny the true conception of marriage, Zen states. He is "astonished" by the sentence in Tucho's response that refers to Amoris laetitia 292 claiming that "other forms of union" realize Christian marriage “in a partial and analogous way”.

Equally problematic for Zen is the statement allowing the "blessing" of homosexual unions, “Doesn't such a union imply sexual activity between people of the same sex, which is clearly sinful, just as any sexual activity outside of legitimate marriage is sinful?”

For Zen, the response to the dubia is one-sided, pitting "understanding" and "tenderness" against the defence of truth which is presented as "denial", "rejection" and "exclusion". Zen must explain to Francis that there is no "understanding" and "tenderness" without the truth and that practiced homosexuality is a sin against God's plan.

Therefore, the attempt of leaving the priests without a clear rule and trusting them to "individual discernment” is “untenable” for Zen.

He tells Francis that priests are administrators, not masters of the sacraments. In confession, they “must follow the rules, ensure repentance and resolution”. Likewise, the penitent must know that the intention not to sin again is necessary.

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Cardinal Zen criticizes Pope Francis’ dubia response

Opera 369

Oct 13, 2023

Probably the last "holiest and most honest" Cardinal of the Catholic Church!

Jungerheld

Oct 12, 2023

Yet another great cartoon. Good doggie!

Tony M

Oct 12, 2023

Cardinal Zen.....nor is Jorge Mario Bergoglio Catholic!!!
In this Rorate Caeli article Pope Francis Promulgates Buenos Aires Guidelines Allowing Communion for Some Adulterers in AAS as his "Authentic Magisterium" it is made perfectly clear that Jorge Bergoglio means unequivocally for divorced & civilly remarried people to have access confession & communion, whilst continuing to live in the adulterous relationship, without repentance.....and that this is to be seen as 'Authentic Magisterium. Jorge could not be clearer on this.
From the Chair of Peter...... he is legitimising sacrilege, in the form of sacrilegious confession & sacrilegious communion. He is manifestly, a pertinaceous heretic on this point of doctrine. Therefore he cannot be the Pope!!!!
It thus becomes imperative & urgent for the remaining Faithful Cardinals in our Church today, through an Imperfect Council to look at every single Canon Law & Apostolic Constitution Law relating to the Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the 'election' of the one that followed him, along with the laws relating to the behaviours of Bergoglio from the Chair, to establish once and for all that by the Laws of the Catholic Church Jorge Mario Bergoglio is not and cannot be the Pope!!!
We must defend the Catholic Faith & defend Jesus in the Most Sacrament of the Altar from being desecrated by sacrilegious communions.
Will all the truly faithful & courageous Cardinals of our Church please stand up????!!!!

mccallansteve

Oct 12, 2023

Most things about Francis aren't Catholic

SonoftheChurch

Oct 12, 2023edited

As usual, the great and venerable Cardinal Zen is spotlessly correct in his brave and stalwart defense of the Faith. And you can be absolutely certain, that if “kissy pooh” Fernández had vomited up such blasphemous filth during the illustrious reign of His Holiness, Pope Saint Pius V, or even during the pontificate of Pope Sixtus V, he would have been burned alive at the stake with his heretical tongue cut out of his vile, abominable mouth, and the Supreme Pontiff would have ordered his bones and ashes to be ground to powder and cast out into the sea. All for the greater good of Holy Mother Church. May it please the Holy Ghost to, once again, grant unto us in our time such zealous and devout men to reign in holiness upon the Throne of Saint Peter; and until that day comes and He does, may He lead our present Holy Father into righteousness, and into full, uncompromising accord with the immutable Deposit of Faith as it was bequeathed unto us from ages past by Christ’s own Apostles and confirmed throughout millennia by holy Saints, Martyrs and Doctors of the Church.