Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Pope to Bishops: Don't Water Down Church Teachings

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/nov/05110803.html

[LifeSiteNews.com] November 8, 2005-- In a meeting with Bishops from Austria Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI warned them against the false notion that church teachings should be watered down so as to prevent people from leaving the Church. "At times, those who direct this mission fear that people may move away if they are spoken to clearly," he said. "However," added the Pope, "experience has generally shown that the opposite happens. ... Catholic teaching presented incompletely is self- contradictory and cannot be fruitful in the long term."

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