A plenary session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
(CDF) began meeting Tuesday, January 24th. The purpose
is, in part, to deliberate over the Society of St. Pius X’s response
regarding the Vatican’s proposed doctrinal preamble. Acceptance of
the preamble was put forward by the Vatican as a precondition to any
canonical regularization of the Society. Members of the CDF who will
help decide the Society’s fate include: Cardinal William Levada,
“Ecumenical Experts” Cardinals Kurt Koch and Walter Kasper, Vienna's
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn (of balloon Mass fame), along with
Regensburg Bishop Gerhard Müller. Looking at this assembly, it seems
the Society has as much a chance of being offered “full communion”
as the Tea Party being offered an invitation to join the Democratic
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that. It goes on to say the home is “the place in which one’s
domestic affections are centered,” because we all know it takes a
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A plenary session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
(CDF) began meeting Tuesday, January 24th. The purpose
is, in part, to deliberate over the Society of St. Pius X’s response
regarding the Vatican’s proposed doctrinal preamble. Acceptance of
the preamble was put forward by the Vatican as a precondition to any
canonical regularization of the Society. Members of the CDF who will
help decide the Society’s fate include: Cardinal William Levada,
“Ecumenical Experts” Cardinals Kurt Koch and Walter Kasper, Vienna's
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn (of balloon Mass fame), along with
Regensburg Bishop Gerhard Müller. Looking at this assembly, it seems
the Society has as much a chance of being offered “full communion”
as the Tea Party being offered an invitation to join the Democratic
Party
