On 28th May the US bishops published a twenty-page report that was sent to the Ex-Synod.
The text is a summary of allegedly more than 35,000 participants and over 1,000 listening sessions, with 76% of US dioceses submitting reports. It speaks of "division within the universal Church" and "conflicting messages of what it means to be Catholic".
The first example of "tension" and "stress" is the liturgy: "What emerged in several reports is that, in addition to the discussion about liturgical preferences, the celebration of the Latin Mass seems to be a focal point of broader debates about tradition, modernity and the best ways to nurture the faith". Liturgy is not a question of preferences but of the perfect way to worship God.
Another issue is how to deal with unrepentant homosexuals, as "many expressed" that they know people who struggle to be "accepted" by the Church because they practice homosexual or natural fornication or live in adultery. The place where the Church is happy to "accept …More