The Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board writes, since the publication of Pope Francis’ exhortation on the Amazon, we have heard much about what the document does not contain. We know that after months of speculation, the topic of priestly celibacy does not
There were great expectations that Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation Querida Amazonia, which was released February twelfth, would address the recommendation of last fall’s synod of bishops to ordain certain married men in South America’s Amazon region. Instead, the pope’s exhortation sidestepped
Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops that, like them, he is accused of not being courageous or not listening to the Holy Spirit when he says or does something someone disagrees with -- like not mentioning married priests in his
Bishops from throughout the world gave high marks to Pope Francis' new apostolic exhortation "Querida Amazonia," taking note of the care with which it was crafted to include the Amazon region's distinct characteristics and its message for the worldwide church. "Today our