I ask myself … under what right does the president of the bishops’ conference of a Church dare to judge the catholicity of another Church and its episcopate? Let me therefore make it clear that I consider the archbishop’s letter to be a huge overstepping of his authority”
Correct me if I am wrong, but most heresies in Church history were …
I ask myself … under what right does the president of the bishops’ conference of a Church dare to judge the catholicity of another Church and its episcopate? Let me therefore make it clear that I consider the archbishop’s letter to be a huge overstepping of his authority”
Correct me if I am wrong, but most heresies in Church history were sponsernd by at least one Bishop and then opposed by some other Bishop. So, I would say this is an extremely Catholic and fraternal thing to do.
Thanks for highlighting this comment, Stephen C. This comment jumped out at me also.
The first thought that popped into my head was: fraternal correction among bishops. And as you said, this has been done many times over the years amongst the bishops who “hold and teach the Catholic Faith”.
I ask myself … under what right does the president of the bishops’ conference of a Church dare to judge the catholicity of another Church and its episcopate? Let me therefore make it clear that I consider the archbishop’s letter to be a huge overstepping of his authority”
Correct me if I am wrong, but most heresies in Church history were sponsernd by at least one Bishop and then opposed by some other Bishop. So, I would say this is an extremely Catholic and fraternal thing to do.
Thanks for highlighting this comment, Stephen C. This comment jumped out at me also.
The first thought that popped into my head was: fraternal correction among bishops. And as you said, this has been done many times over the years amongst the bishops who “hold and teach the Catholic Faith”.