By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, Feb. 26, 2024
Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org.
Two important pieces appeared online over the past weekend. Each one summarized a major difficulty facing Pope Francis. Taken together these two short essays convey the impression that the contradictions of this pontificate may be reaching a critical mass; the Pope’s credibility is tottering.
Dead Synodality, by Father Raymond de Souza, appearing on The Catholic Thing, is a sweeping tour of the horizon, touching on the Religious Education Congress in Los Angeles, the sacrilegious ceremony in St. Patrick’s cathedral, and fitting these episodes into the broader discussion of “synodality.” Along the way Father de Souza has some withering comments on Father Martin, Cardinal McElroy, and Cardinal Fernandez. …
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Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org.