Cardinal Zen on the Synod: The Holy Spirit Cannot ‘Overturn’ His Own Teachings, by Michael Haynes,

VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) –– Cardinal Joseph Zen has issued what appears to be a renewed criticism of the Synod on Synodality, questioning how the Catholic Church should be expected to “pray to the Holy Spirit to overturn the teachings He has passed on to us through the apostles.”

In a brief commentary published on his personal blog, Zen provided exegetical commentary on the Scriptural passages used in the lectionary of the Novus Ordo liturgy yesterday. Drawing from the Epistle and Gospel of St. John, Zen highlighted Christ’s teaching about the guidance of the Holy Spirit for the Catholic Church and used them to launch a warning about the synod.

The invocation of the Holy Spirit as guiding the recently concluded Synod on Synodality has been a contested point in recent months, given the synod’s openness to discussing issues already decided on by the Church. …