This may be a bit sensationalist for a title, but I think it accurately and succinctly describes what is going on here.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/09/w...eeks-laity-comment-on-family-issues.html?_r=0
So in essence the Catholic Church is issuing a survey to its parishioners regarding everything from gay marriage, contraception, and even receiving sacraments after parishioners get a divorce and remarry.
Ok so sure this is a silly reference but for the most part from official websites this is in essence what his job is.
Here is my question. How can anyone ever believe that a religious institution really has divine inspiration when they are willing to put what have traditionally been cornerstones of dogma up for what amounts to a democratic vote? That is of course assuming that after the results of the survey come back they make changes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/09/w...eeks-laity-comment-on-family-issues.html?_r=0
So in essence the Catholic Church is issuing a survey to its parishioners regarding everything from gay marriage, contraception, and even receiving sacraments after parishioners get a divorce and remarry.
http://m.dummies.com/how-to/content/the-catholic-pope-his-job-and-how-hes-elected.htmlCatholicism for Dummies said:When the pope teaches a doctrine on faith or morals to the universal Church in his unique office as supreme head, he is held to be infallible, incapable of error. When the pope asserts his official authority in matters of faith and morals to the whole church, Catholics believe the Holy Spirit guards him from error.
Ok so sure this is a silly reference but for the most part from official websites this is in essence what his job is.
Here is my question. How can anyone ever believe that a religious institution really has divine inspiration when they are willing to put what have traditionally been cornerstones of dogma up for what amounts to a democratic vote? That is of course assuming that after the results of the survey come back they make changes.