Well the Vatican has a pretty wide berth on how to define how you are in communion with it. That can be stupid and counterproductive, but the top has a wide berth for good reasons.
Same principle if it was the sincere belief of the synod. I just think we should all look before we leap.
Well the Vatican has a pretty wide berth on how to define how you are in communion with it. That can be stupid and counterproductive, but the top has a wide berth for good reasons.
Same principle if it was the sincere belief of the synod. I just think we should all look before we leap.
I agree that the Pope (and by extension the curia with his approval) gets to decide if what someone is doing constitutes schism. But they declare the status, not the intentions of everyone involved. Hopefully most of the people involved are saying something along the lines of "Whoops! Did NOT mean for it to go that far." Rather than "Oh, they finally figured out we want nothing to do with them. That'll make this easier."
Well the Vatican has a pretty wide berth on how to define how you are in communion with it. That can be stupid and counterproductive, but the top has a wide berth for good reasons.
Same principle if it was the sincere belief of the synod. I just think we should all look before we leap.
I agree that the Pope (and by extension the curia with his approval) gets to decide if what someone is doing constitutes schism. But they declare the status, not the intentions of everyone involved. Hopefully most of the people involved are saying something along the lines of "Whoops! Did NOT mean for it to go that far." Rather than "Oh, they finally figured out we want nothing to do with them. That'll make this easier."