Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Holy Spirit not at work in that right now, but what will we do for those deprived of Eucharist?: U.S. Bishop Wester of Santa Fe (USA) & U.S. Bishop Solis of Salt Lake City (USA) Quoting Francis (CNN)

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/12/world/pope-married-priests-amazon/index.html (12 Feb. 2020)

Excerpt: 

Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico spoke to Francis in a private meeting together with other US bishops about the document just a few days before its publication. He told Catholic News Service that Francis' own explanation for why he wasn't backing the bolder proposals was that the Pope discerned that it wasn't the moment for change.

"I don't even think at this point that it's something we're going to move on because I haven't sensed that the Holy Spirit is at work in that right now," Wester quotes the Pope as saying.

Bishop Oscar A. Solis of Salt Lake City, who also participated in the private meeting, told CNS that his impression was that Francis was leaving the door open for future decisions.

"He said he didn't actually believe in the ordination of married men, but what are you going to do with all those people who are deprived of the Eucharist?" Solis claimed the Pope said.

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