Catholic Cardinal Burke says faithful should attend Mass despite coronavirus
Vatican CityRNS In an online statement, conservative Catholic Cardinal Raymond Burke said that access to Mass and the sacraments must not be denied even as the world faces the coronavirus pandemic. “In considering what is needed to live, we must not forget that our first consideration is our relationship with God,” Burke wrote in a […]
Pope Francis shrugs off critics, calling schism part of church’s history
Vatican CityRNS On his flight back from a weeklong trip to Africa, Pope Francis answered the small yet vocal crowd of critics of his papacy, saying that while he hopes for dialogue he’s not afraid of a schism. “There has always been a schismatic option in the church, always,” Francis said while answering a question […]
ESSAY: IS SCHISM POSSIBLE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at whether a split is possible within the Catholic Church…