The following comes from a Christian Newswire release on Aug. 31.
The Synod of Bishops on the Family will meet in October to discuss marriage and the family, two hotly debated topics that have caused a crisis in the Catholic Church. In preparation for the highly anticipated event, seventeen prominent cardinals from around the world have written powerful essays for a series of books to be released in September through Ignatius Press.
The first book will be Eleven Cardinals Speak on Marriage and the Family, which addresses some of the problems that will be discussed at the Synod:
- the challenge of providing adequate marriage preparation in a secularized world;
- the need for evangelization and conversion;
- the relationship between charity and truth;
- the situation of divorced and civilly remarried Catholics; and
- the demands of authentic pastoral care.
The second is titled Christ’s New Homeland – Africa, and is written exclusively by African prelates, seven of which are Cardinals. In this book, this coalition of African bishops demonstrates that despite some comments coming out of last year’s Synod, that the African voice will have a number of contributions to make against any proposals that suggest a deviation in the Catholic Church’s long-held teachings on divorce and same-sex unions.
The third is titled God or Nothing, and is an autobiographical interview hosted by French journalist Nicolas Diat with Robert Cardinal Sarah, an African cardinal who leads the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments. Vatican insider John L. Allen says of this book, “If you want to understand the forces shaping the Church’s future, you need to read this book.”
The contributing Cardinals to Eleven Cardinals Speak on Marriage and the Family include Robert Sarah, Carlo Caffarra, Baselios Cleemis, Paul Josef Cordes, Dominik Duka, Joachim Meisner, Camillo Ruini, Antonio María Rouco Varela, Willem Jacobus Eijk, John Onaiyekan and Jorge L. Urosa Savino.
The seven Cardinals who contributed to Christ’s New Homeland – Africa are Sarah, Francis Arinze, Philippe Ouedraogo, Christian Tumi, Theodore-Adrien Sarr, Jean-Pierre Kutwa and Berhaneyesus D. Souraphiel.
ELEVEN CARDINALS SPEAK ON MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY and CHRIST’S NEW HOMELAND – AFRICA are scheduled to be released Sept. 15, 2015, but are available for preorder now. GOD OR NOTHING is available now.
Ah, God has raised up sons of St. Athanasius in these spiritually pathetic times, as when in times of old corrupt prelates lead the sheep into spiritual annihilation. Then, Athanasius against the world! Here, Africa against the First World sexual revolutionists!
Let us pray hard for this courageous prelates. They are up against the power German and American bishops who are rubbing their hands in anticipation of changing Church doctrine and praxis under the guise of “mercy”. This Synod has the makings of Vatican 2.1 all over it.
God bless the African cardinals and bishops. At least they say what they mean and mean what they say.
And for heaven’s sake buy their books if you can. It is one way to help African Christians without forcing them to accept abortion and all the other abominations of the secular West.
Thank God for these faithful clergy who are speaking out to uphold the word of God.
May the Lord bless your efforts – we, the faithful, are praying for you.
A frequent commentator on CCD likes to put out there any public figure that is implicated in any bad news. One of them is Terry Bean, co-founder of the Human Rights Campaign. Well guess what, the judge threw his case out the window. I’m sure that Mr. MM will not post his exoneration, so I will: https://www.katu.com/news/local/Judge-drops-case-against-gay-rights-activist-Terry-Bean-323721271.html
There is a new book – electronic version only – sold through Ignatius Press.
It was written by Edward Pentin – one of the best reporters at the Synod.
“The RIGGING of a VATICAN SYNOD ?”
https://www.ignatius.com/Products/RVS-E/the-rigging-of-a-vatican-synod.aspx
Pentin was interviewed last night on “World Over” at EWTN.