It has been described as the most embarrassing document in the history of the Catholic Church. We refer to the ….words fail….disastrous , tragicomic “Relatio” released by Francis’ synod. Three interpretations present themselves: a) by the modernists – the liberal view of things has triumphed . Get on board or be left behind by HISTORY. Homosexual relationships can be a “gift;” b) by real Catholics – the document is ipso facto corrupt, a historical slap in the face to all good Catholics in what is the previously civilized Judeo Christian civilization. And “c” wherein Father Robert Barron of “Catholicism” ( the TV series) fame says “….take a deep breath.” Have a sense of historical perspective , read the whole document and have faith that the whole thing will play out in a productive way. It is a given that Catholic moral theology is a form of three dimensional chess ….not checkers…..but the angst remains. Oremus pro invicem.
http://www.realclearreligion.org/articles/2014/10/15/sausage-making_at_the_synod.html
Well, it seems a good number of the bishops did “take a deep breath” a day later and then proceeded to stamp their collective feet to have their voices heard – voices pointed in a decidedly different direction than the referenced Relatio – the only report that had hitherto been allowed to be made public. If this is a sample of the “hysteria” referred to by Fr. Barron, so be it. God bless you, Synod Fathers.