Four cardinals openly challenge Francis over 'Amoris Laetitia'

Four cardinals openly challenge Francis over 'Amoris Laetitia'

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Joshua J. McElwee  |  Nov. 14, 2016

Four semi-retired cardinals have publicly questioned Pope Francis' most recent teachings on family life, issuing an open letter to the pontiff with five yes or no questions about how he understands church teaching following the publication of his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetita.
While the cardinals say they are writing the note in "an act of justice and charity" to allow the pope to "dispel all ambiguity" about his exhortation, they take a defiant tone and pit Francis' document against others written by his predecessors John Paul II and Benedict XVI.