How Pope Francis Is Inadvertently Developing the Doctrine of the Papacy

How Pope Francis Is Inadvertently Developing the Doctrine of the Papacy

Not long ago Pope Francis, in lamenting the existence of “backward-looking” American Catholics, said that “doctrine evolves…doctrine also progresses, expands and consolidates with time and becomes firmer, but it is always progressing.” The pope was essentially arguing that Catholics should not be upset about potential changes to doctrine, because doctrine is not static, but always developing. Well...


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