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By Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, The Catholic Thing - Can good fruit come from a bad tree? The recent declaration on Medjugorje from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) had to take up that question, at least indirectly. The Church has delayed directly facing questions about Medjugorje in recent decades... The Catholic intuition is no: bad trees do not produce good fruit. That intuition is sound, as sound as the Sermon on the Mount .....

By Jonathan Liedl, National Catholic Register - Cdl. Gerhard Müller criticized the synod’s methodology, underlying theology and objectives ahead of the Oct. 2-27 gathering in Rome... The longtime papal critic, who participated in last year’s synodal session after Pope Francis surprisingly invited him, said the synod was characterized by “manipulation,” following a stage-managed plan toward predetermined outcomes... “I think the organizers of the synod have a certain purpose and goal and vision of the Church,” said the cardinal, referencing pushes to embrace “LGBT ideology” and the United Nations’ “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Two very curious things happened this week. On Wednesday, the Peruivan bishops’ conference announced that ten members had been expelled from the Sodality of Christian Life (SCV), a lay association that has been the target of Vatican investigations for several years—an action that was taken with the approval of Pope Francis. Almost immediately, the Archdiocese of Denver issued a statement expressing misgivings about the disciplinary action. ...