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Amoris Laetitia and John Paul II

Can Amoris Laetitia (AL) be read in light of Catholic tradition? This is the question which confronts any serious Catholic who wants to “think with the Church” but who has serious concerns about Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, particularly Chapter 8. In a recent interview with Vatican Insider, Rocco Buttiglione, renowned authority on the philosophy of St. … Read more

Pope Francis Praises Amoris Laetitia as Sound Doctrine

While many Catholics in the world were indignant about the remarks of Pope Francis on 16 June regarding the likely invalidity of many Catholic sacramental marriages, he made another  important statement on the same day that seems largely to have been overlooked. The Austrian Catholic website kath.net reported on these additional remarks of Pope Francis. In spite of … Read more

Another Catholic Scholar Raises Objections to Amoris Laetitia

Last Friday, Steve Skojec reported on the eloquent and piercing response written by the German-speaking professor, Josef Seifert, as published by Professor de Mattei’s website Corrispondenza Romana. It seems that more and more conservative Catholics are taking heart and seeing it necessary to raise their own voices in opposition to the direction in which Pope Francis is now … Read more

“The Tears of Jesus over Amoris Laetitia”

In April, we reported to you that Robert Spaemann, the most well-known Catholic philosopher in Germany and a close friend of Pope Benedict XVI, said that Amoris Laetitia would have disastrous consequences for Catholicism: The chaos has been turned into a principle – with one stroke of a pen. The pope should have known that he will split … Read more

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