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Pope Francis and DDF prefect Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez. Credit: Vatican Media.
By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture, Jan 09, 2024
Upon further reflection, I have concluded that the most troubling thing about the official implementation of Fiducia supplicans is not the insistence on a distinction between liturgical and personal blessings. This may or may not be magisterially new, but I suspect it has been universally understood ever since the idea of blessings developed in Judaism. Obviously, for example, those who are not legitimately marrying cannot receive the blessings that are part of the rite of matrimony, which are specifically ordered to that end. Just as obviously, anyone or any group can be blessed personally in the sense of invoking God’s aid and protection for that person or group. …
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Jeffrey Mirus holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from Princeton University. A co-founder of Christendom College, he also pioneered Catholic Internet services. He is the founder of Trinity Communications and CatholicCulture.org.