The 2015 Synod.: The Crucial Questions: Divorce and Homosexuality - Softcover

Robinson, Geoffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1921511109 ISBN 13: 9781921511103

Publisher: ATF Press, 2015

Synopsis

The October 2014 session of the Synod of Bishops looked at the
>>> modern family through a pastoral lens, focusing in particular on
>>> situations where there seemed to be a conflict between church
>>> doctrine and pastoral need. Two subjects rose to prominence: the
>>> situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender persons and the
>>> situations of Catholics whose marriage has failed and who have later
>>> remarried.
>>>
In this contribution to the Synod scheduled for October 2015, Bishop
Geoffrey Robinson contends that if the second session of the
Synod is to find answers, it must first look seriously at the church
teachings involved to see whether they might allow some `room to move' in finding pastoral solutions.† That is what he offers here.

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About the Author

Bishop Geoffrey Robinson is retired auxiliary bishop of Sydney. He was a student in Rome from 1955-65. Ordained in Rome in 1960, he was in Rome throughout Vatican II. His doctoral work was in Canon Law, though he has always maintained a scholarly interest in the study of Scripture. He taught Canon Law in Sydney, served as Chief Justice of the Archdiocesan Marriage Tribunal, secretary and then president of the Canon Law Society of Australia and New Zealand and Chairman of the Sydney Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Board and the Catholic Education Commission of his home State, New South Wales. He has worked extensively in the areas of ecumenism and professional standards in ministry.

About this edition

• Publisher: ATF Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1921511109
• ISBN 13: 9781921511103
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100