Archbishop Paglia stated that the 2016 “reform” of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family involved “rethinking the concept of ‘nature’.” According to Paglia, the previous approach had rested on a “static and immutable vision of natural law.”
Archbishop Paglia: "The Vatican Rethought Natural Law"
Retired Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, 81, told SettimanaNews.it (May 21) that Pope Francis “felt the need to adapt doctrine to new times” regarding Humanae Vitae (1968). Francis had asked the pro-homosexual Archbishop to prepare the “necessary updates.”
Monsignor Paglia wrote a text with a group of theologians, and Francis “appreciated it greatly”.
The issues under discussion included homosexuality, marriage, “irregular” (sinful) situations, and Communion for the divorced and remarried.
Throughout the interview, Paglia portrays Catholic moral theology - including the concept of “non-negotiable values” - as “moralistic,” based on “abstract principles,” “desk theology,” and detached from "real human experience".
"Immutable vision of natural law" overturned
Furthermore, Archbishop Paglia stated that the 2016 “reform” of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family involved “rethinking the concept of ‘nature’.” According to Paglia, the previous approach had rested on a “…More
Some truths protect us from long-term disasters. Amazing how some heretics cancel such truths, then they don't have to live the consequences...in this world.
According to Paglia's claim, the Catholic sexual moral theology had been built on an “essentialist and ahistorical paradigm.”
Paglia correctly describes the difference between modernists heretics and Catholics.
Only if you are essentialist with revealed knowledge about truth and falsehood goodness and badness can you have Catholic morality.
If you can’t get a fix on the flux you can’t make truth claims or morality claims.
One look at his cathedral ceiling will tell you all you need to know about this apostate and the Pope he now claims to have obeyed.
Archbishop Paglia stated that the 2016 “reform” of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family involved “rethinking the concept of ‘nature’.” According to Paglia, the previous approach had rested on a “static and immutable vision of natural law.”
You cannot redo nature. God created nature the way it is. If you do not like it, too bad. You cannot change it. GOD is in charge of HIS creation.
A Catholic priest said to Archbishop Paglia, “Your theories sound nice, but the thing is… they don’t match reality.” To which Archbishop Paglia replied, with all humility, “Well, that’s too bad for reality.”