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The Scandalous Synod Report: A Betrayal of Trust, by Mary Rice Hasson – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

The Scandalous Synod Report: A Betrayal of Trust, by Mary Rice Hasson

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By Mary Rice Hasson, Catholic World Report, May 17, 2025

Mary Rice Hasson, J.D., is the Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., where she co-founded and directs the Person and Identity Project, an initiative that educates and equips parents and faith-based institutions to promote the truth about the human person and counter gender ideology.  ….

The scope of this new synodal “paradigm” is breathtaking; under its erroneous approach, any sexual sin (and most other sins) can be reframed as “good.”

Note: All quotes are from the Report and annexed testimonies, unless otherwise indicated.

A Synod Study Group Report (“Report”) published in early May has drawn searing criticism and predictable plaudits for its “paradigm shift” towards same-sex sexual relationships. New reports that Fr. James Martin, SJ, the founder of Outreach, an “LGBTQ Catholic Ministry,” likely secured publication of the two controversial testimonies in the Vatican Report are no surprise, if true.

Although the Report is a “working document” with no authority, it is likely to be widely disseminated and influence pastoral practice globally—a terrible prospect. …

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