Then why on earth does Francis keep offering interviews to the same guy who has apparently lied and misquoted him dozens of times?
That’s a very fair and reasonable objection and observation.
All I’m saying is that for something with such immense implications, I want to hear it straight from him.
My question is:
1) If the pope would make a public profession that our Lord was a mere man from the time of the Incarnation until his death, would this suffice for a formal act of apostasy?
2) if so, does this circuмvent the need for the Church to declare his deposition?
Answer A- It would seem not, since without said declaration, many would not perceive the manifest defection from the faith, and continue to follow authority into apostasy;
Answer B- It would seem so, because if apostasy is manifest, then the following of authority into it would be culpable (manifest means manifest);
Answer C- It would seem not, because even such a reprehensible doctrine is not manifest apostasy, but only implies apostasy (ie., Francis is not declaring he has left the faith, but has embraced a doctrine incompatible with the faith, so his apostasy would be implicit, not manifest).
These are just some of the things I am pondering relative to the news report.
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