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Eugene

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Mon Jan 10, 2022, 06:41 PM Jan 2022

Pope moves to reorganize Vatican doctrine office

Source: Associated Press

Pope moves to reorganize Vatican doctrine office

By NICOLE WINFIELD
January 10, 2022

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis took the first step Monday to reorganize the Vatican’s powerful doctrine office, removing the No. 2 official widely believed responsible for a controversial document barring blessings for same-sex couples because God “cannot bless sin.”

Francis named Archbishop Giacomo Morandi, currently the secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, bishop of the Italian diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla. The move amounts to a demotion since Morandi currently has the title of archbishop, yet is heading to a small diocese, not an archdiocese.

The Vatican said Morandi would nevertheless retain the title of archbishop “ad personam.”

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, or CDF, is one of the most important Vatican offices, interpreting doctrine for the universal Catholic Church, sanctioning dissenters and handling cases of clergy sexual abuse of minors. Morandi joined the CDF as an under-secretary in 2015 and was promoted to secretary, or the No. 2, in 2017.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-lifestyle-world-news-religion-couples-345eaeac699b5c527afd15537e7dc680

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Pope moves to reorganize Vatican doctrine office (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2022 OP
It's about time! hedda_foil Jan 2022 #1
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