Pope's Liberal Policies Causing Confusion of Cath.; Many Cardinals Reject His Teachings on Divorcees

In response to the ever-growing confusion and scandal in the Catholic Church created by Pope Francis's ambiguous teachings on divorce, remarriage, and adultery -- among other issues -- several cardinals, other clergy, and lay faithful issued a "final declaration" on April 7 in Rome that reaffirms the 2,000-year-old teaching of the church on these matters, the CNS (Catholic News Service) website reports today (April 10, 2018).

The six-point profession of faith entitled "Therefore we testify and confess" was released at the end of a conference in Rome, based on the theme "Catholic Church: Where are you heading? Only a blind man can deny there is great confusion in the Church."

In "Amoris Laetitia," ("The Joy of Love"), Pope Francis implies that some people living in sin, such as adultery -- the divorced and remarried under church law -- can, through "discernment" with a priest, receive Holy Communion at Mass.

However, the Church has always taught that persons in a state of serious sin, mortal sin, must first go to Confession, truly repent of their sin, and strive not to commit the sin again before they can receive Communion.