November 4, 2015
笔谤别蝉别苍迟别谤:听James Bretzke, S.J.
Response by:聽Susan Reynolds
鈥淢ercy, and not sacrifice,鈥� are among the chief fundamental values of the Francis Effect in the Church which the pope envisions as a missionary field hospital that re-focuses its attention on responding to the deepest wounds of souls desperately in need of the healing ministrations of the Gospel.聽 In a real sense the two-part Synod on the Family has functioned as an extended and in-depth clinical trial over the medicine of mercy that Pope Francis has prescribed for the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy soon to begin.聽 This presentation reflects on these themes by examining the recently concluded Synod on the Family in the context of last year鈥檚 much debated Extraordinary Synod and in light of聽Pope Francis鈥檚 September visits to Cuba and the United States.
Sponsored by the School of Theology and Ministry
James Bretzke, S.J.聽is STM professor of moral theology.
Susan Reynolds聽is an STM PhD student.