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ON EVE OF SYNOD: 5 Cardinals Challenge Pope to Reaffirm Church Teaching

Cardinals Walter Brandmueller of Germany, a former Vatican historian; Raymond Burke of the United States, whom Francis axed as head of the Vatican supreme court; Juan Sandoval of Mexico, the retired archbishop of Guadalajara, Robert Sarah of Guinea, the retired head of the Vatican’s liturgy office, and Joseph Zen, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong—these five Cardinals have issued a new dubia ahead of the Vatican’s synodal discussions this month, challenging the Pope to reaffirm Church teaching on homosexuality and female ordination. They have also released an open letter to Catholic faithful outlining their concerns. Below is the letter, followed by the full text…