ȱX ȱȱȱȱ ,ȱ ȱ ,!ȱŚǯŖȱ ȱȮȱǻȱȱŚǯŖȱǼ
DZȱŗŖǯŘŖşŗŗȦŘŗŝŜŞŝśŝśřŗŚŗȦŘŖŘŗ
REGARDING AMORIS LAETITIA : ITS LANGUAGE , ITS RECEPTION , SOME CHALLENGES , AND AGNOSTICISM OF SOME OF THE HIERARCHY
Sobre a Amoris laetitia: ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ³¨ǰȱ ȱ ęȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭ nosticismo de uma parte da hierarquia
ȱǯȱ ȱȘ
ABSTRACT DZȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ Amoris Laetitia ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ȭ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȬ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ Amoris Laetitia ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ěȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱǯ KEYWORDS: ¢ǯȱǯȱǯȱ ǯ
RESUMO: ȱȱȱàȱȱ³¨ǰȱȱ¡³¨ȱàȱ ȱȬ tia ȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ·ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ¹ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ øȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ bem como os variados modos criativos de recepção por parte de bispos, teólogos ȱ Çȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Çȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¦ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¤ȱ ȱ Amoris Laetitia ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ do episcopado mostram indiferença a esse ensinamento do Magistério e conclui ȱȱȱ³ȱȱȱǯȱ PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Çǯȱǯȱǯȱ ǯ
ȘȱȱǰȱĴȱǰȱȱǯ
Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 41 ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱęȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ TAmoris Laetitia DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ£ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱ¢ȱǻĜ¢Ǽȱ£ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ǰȱAmoris Laetitia, ȱȱȱȱȱ - ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ£ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ęȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȂȱ¢ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ęǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȬȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱ¢Ȃȱ non-reception of Humanae vitae ǰȱȱȱȱȬȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱHumanae vitae ȱȱę - ¢ȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱAmoris Laetitia. The ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Amoris Laetitia ǯȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ŗşǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ Amoris ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ - ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǯ
1 Merciful Language
ȱȱȱ¡ǰȱAmoris Laetitia, ȱȱȱę¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱęȱȱ¡ǰȱȱ ȱǻŘŖŗřǼǯȱȱȱ appreciation of the language he has introduced in Amoris ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱA Pope Francis Lexicon ǻDzȱ - ǰȱŘŖŗŞǼǯȱȱLexicon ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȧ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ¢ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯ ŗ
ŗȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȃȱȱȱȱ¡ - ȱȱȱȱǯǰȄǯȱ DZȱ ǰȱȱǻǯǼǯȱAlegria e Misericórdia : a teologia ȱȱȱȱȱÇǯȱDZȱȱȱǰȱŘŖŘŖǯȱǯȱŞřȬŗŖŘǯ
42 Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 Amoris Laetitia represents a change in pastoral practice, that is, in the living out ȱȱȂȱ ȱ¢ǯȱȱ ȱȃȄȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȃȄȱȱAmoris ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ě¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃ¢ȱ ¡ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȂǰȱ ŘŖŗŖǼǯȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ Moreover, since the Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ Amoris , then, a turning point arises that ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȬȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱ ǯȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ£ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȃȦǰȄȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃȦǰȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱAmoris ǯȱ ȱȱŘŖŗśȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ - ȱ ȱ ȃȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȅǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȄȱǻ Ȭ ǰȱŘŖŗśǼǯ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȃȱ¢ȱȱ¢¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȅȱ ǻǰȱ ŘŖŗśǼǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃ¢Ȅȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȃǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱęȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱŗśȱǻ ǰȱŘŖŗŞǰȱǯȱŗşşȬŘŗŘǼǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱȱŗśȱȱ ȱȱDZȱ ople from Judea are teaching: ȃȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ
Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 43 Ȅȱ ǻȱ ŗśDZŗǼǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǵȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱǵȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǵȱ We cannot here enter into all the intricacies of the Council of Jerusalem, ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ě - ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ǯȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱAmoris Lae Ȭ titia : ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȄȱǻǰȱ ǯȱřŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱĜǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ Gaudium et Spes. ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱęȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱĴǰȱȱ¢Ƿȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǻ ǰȱŘŖŗśǰȱǯȱŗŘşȬŗŚŝǼǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ Gaudium et Spes ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ But we can get to the truth only through conscience ǯȱ ¢ǰȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ Ĵȱ ȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡¢ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ Amoris ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱě¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȃȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱĴȱȱ¡¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ£ǰȱȱǰȱȱǯȱȱ¡ȱȱ¢ȱDZ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢ǰȱ ¢ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ encourage the development of an enlightened conscience, formed and guided ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ£ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ - ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱ£ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ
44 Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡¢ȱȱȂȱǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢Dzȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ£ǯȱǻǰȱǯȱřŖřǼ ¢ǰȱȱȱȱAmoris Laetitia ȱȱȂȱȱȱ ȱȂȱǯ ȃȄȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ in understanding moral discernment and accompaniment as, in fact, an ȱǯȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¡ȱȱ¢ǯ ȱ¢Ȃȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱŜth ¢ȱȱDZ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ anamchara , ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȬǯȱȱȬȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȁ¢ȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǯȂȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¡ - ted to have an anamchara ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ (manifestation conscientiae ǼǯȄȱǻǰȱŗşşśǰȱǯȱŗŚǼ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȬȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ǰȱ ȱ anamchara ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȬȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȅȱ ǻǰȱ ŗşşśǰȱ ǯȱ ŗśȬŗŜǼǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȄȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ anamchara ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ anamchara ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱ ȱ Ȅȱ ǻǰȱ ŗşşśǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŝŞǼǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ anamchara ȱěȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱanamchara ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱěǰȱ ȱȃȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱěȱȱȬęȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱȱ Ȭǰȱȱ ȬěȄȱǻǰȱŗşşśǰȱǯȱŗŞŗǼǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ and more anamchara ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱŗŖDZŘşȬřŝǼȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǻȱ
Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 45 Ǽȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ¡ǰȱ ǰȱǰȱ ȱ ę¢ǰȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ǻ¢ȱǼǰȱěȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱǻ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǼǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱ Ǽȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ
ǰȱȱęȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱanamchara ǯ
2 Receiving Amoris Laetitia
¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Amoris ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ Amoris ȱ - ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱǻ ǰȱ ŘŖŗŜǼǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱę¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ Řȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǰȱ ŘŖŗŝǼǯȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ- ǰȱ ŘŖŗŜǼǯȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ the chapter ǻȱ ǰȱŘŖŗŝǼǯ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Amoris Laetitia ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ŘŖŗŜȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ its
Řȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ǰ Une morale souple mais non sans boussole ǻDZȱȱ·ȱȱǰȱŘŖŗŝǼǯ
46 Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 ¢ȱȱȱAmoris Laetitia. řȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ¢ȱȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱěȱ ȃȱȄȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱ¡ǯȱě - ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ anamchara ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱ ǯȄȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱ ȱ ¢ǰȄȱ ȱ ȱ ȃ¢Ȅȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱ ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Ȅȱǻ ǰȱŘŖŗŜǼǯȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ La Croix ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱŗŝȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ ǰȱ ŘŖŗşǼǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱŗŜȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱę¢ȱȱ Amoris and an anamchara , ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱAmoris ǯȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¡ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ Ś so as ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ·ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȄȱǻ ǰȱŘŖŗŜǼǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Amoris ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱ Ȭ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯ ś
řȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱĴDZȦȦ ǯǯȦȦ¢¢ǯ¡ǯȱ Śȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ĴDZȦȦ ǯǯȦȬȬȬȬȦȦ£ȬȬ ȬȬȬȬȬȬȬȬȬȬȬȬȬȬŗŝȬȬśśŚśśǯǯ śȱȱȱ ȬȱȱȱȱȱȬǰȱǻǯǼǰȱAuthentic Voices, Discerning Hearts: New Resources for the Church on Marriage and Family ȱǻûDZȱ ȱǰȱŘŖŗŜǼǯȱ
Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 47 In th ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ǰȱ ¢ǰȱǰȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ǻ ǰȱ ŘŖŗŝǰȱ ǯȱ ŗşřȬŘŗŘǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱǯȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ǰȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȬ¢ȱǯȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ - ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱ¢ǰȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱ Amoris Laetitia: New Momentum for Moral Formation and Pastoral Practice, ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱǰȱǯǯǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ £Ȭ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Ŝȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬ¢ȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱȱŚŝȱȱȱȱȱǯ ŝȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ě¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ of Amoris. ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ Ĵȱȱ ȱ¡ȱȱThe Message of Amoris Laetitia: Finding Common Ground ǻ ǰȱŘŖŗşǼȱȱȱǰȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ûȱ - ǰȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱşǰȱŘŖŗŞǰȱȱȃȱȂȱȱȱ¢DZȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯȄȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǻ ǰȱŘŖŗŞǼǯȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱlanguage and hermeneu- ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ
Ŝȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱǻǯǼȱAmoris Laetitia DZȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǻ DZȱȱǰȱŘŖŗŞǼǯȱȱȱĴDZȦȦ ǯ - £ǯȦȦŘŖŗŝȦŗŖȦŖŜȦȬȬȬȬȬȬȬ¢ ǯ ŝȱ ȱ ĴDZȦȦ ǯǯȦ ȦȦŝȬ ¢ȬȬȬȬ¢Ȭ ȬŚŝȬȬȱ ȱ ĴDZȦȦ ǯǯȦȬȦȦŘŖŗŞȦŖŘȦŗřȦ ȦŚŝȬ ȬȬȬȬȬ¢ȬȬȬȬȬŗǯřřşŝşŜśŞ ǯ
48 Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ - ǰȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ę¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¡ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ¢ȱ the reception of a teaching but also ought to inform the teachers of the ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱęȱǻ ǰȱŘŖŗŜǰȱǯȱşŘŘȬşŚŞǼǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ě¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱDZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱǯ ȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢DZȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ ȬȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱǵDZȱȃȱȬ tia” on Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage DzŞȱȱ ¢ǰȱȱȂȱPer una nuova Cultura Pastorale: Il Contributo di Amoris Laetitia Dzşȱȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ĴȂȱ Amoris laetitia: Wendepunkt in der ǵ DzŗŖ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ Amoris Laetitia: Transforming Pastoral Theology and Transforming the Church Dzŗŗ from Nigeria, ȱȱ ȂȱLove, Joy, and Sex: African Conversations on Amoris Laetitia and Gospel of Family in a Divided World DzŗŘ and from the United States, Thomas ȱ ȱ ȱ ȂȂȱ Pope Francis on the Joy of Love: Theological ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱȱ ǯŗř As in these collections, so too ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ DZȱȱ Ěȱ ȱȱ ȱ Liturgy Training Publications ŗŚ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ Meravigliosa complessità:
Şȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǼǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǵ DZȱ ȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱ ǰȱ Divorce and Remarriage ǻûDZȱ ȱǰȱŘŖŗŝǼǯ ş ȱ ȱ ǻǯǼǰȱ Per una nuova Cultura Pastorale DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻDZȱȱȱŘŖŗşǼǯ ŗŖ ȱ ȱ ĵȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǻǯǼǰȱ Amoris laetitia: Wendepunkt in der Moralthe- ǵȱǻDZȱ ǰȱŘŖŗŜǼǯ ŗŗ ȱȱ ȱ ȱǻǯǼȱAmoris Laetitia DZȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ - ȱȱȱǻDZȱȱǰȱŘŖŘŗǼǯ ŗŘ ȱȱȱ ȱǻǯǼǰȱLove, Joy, and Sex DZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǻǰȱDZȱȱǰȱŘŖŗşǼǯ ŗř ȱȱȱȱȱȂǰȱǯǰȱPope Francis on the Joy of Love : Theological and ȱĚȱȱȱ ǻ DZȱȱǰȱŘŖŗŞǼǯ ŗŚ ȱȱǰȱA New Vision of Family Life DZȱȱĚȱȱȱȱǻDZȱ¢ȱ ȱǰȱŘŖŗŞǼǯ
Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 49 Riconoscere l’”Amoris laetitia” nella società aperta ǯŗś ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Amoris Laetitia £ȱȱęȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ę¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱǰȱȱǯ ȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱǰȱǰȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ Amoris Laetitia as a reforming initiative that seeks to transform the church ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ that are outstanding: the faithful but critical arguments of theologians that Amoris begins to open up a much needed discourse, but it must embrace ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ out the summons but ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱǯȱ
3 Faithful Challenges
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱĜ¢ȱȱAmoris ǯȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ǯȱȱęȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ £ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ£ȱ ȱ¡ǯȱȱȱǰȱ¡ȱ¢ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱ ǯȱ£ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ - ǰȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢¢ǰȄȱ ȱ Cuddeback claims that in translating the Relatio ȱȱȱęȱ¢ȱȱŘŖŗśȱ ȱȱ¡ǰȱAmoris ǰȱȱ£ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȃȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢Ȅȱȱȃȱȱ ȱȱȂȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȅȱ ȱ ěȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȃȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȅȱ ǻ ǰȱ ŘŖŗŜǼǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ - ȱȱ ȱȱȱȃ¢Ȅȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǯ
ŗś ȱȱ ǰȱMeravigliosa complessità DZȱȱȂȄȱȄȱȱ¥ȱ ǻDZȱĴȱǰȱŘŖŗŝǼǯ
50 Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ Crux, ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ Ĵȱ¢ȱȱ£ȱȱ ȱǯȱ Ĵȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ and minds, and understand that all of us need the opportunities to be both actors ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱǻǰȱŘŖŗŜǼ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǰȱŘŖŗŜǼǯ ȱ ȱ Śǯśȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¡ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȄȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ - ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱ ȱȱDzȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ¡ǯȱ ȱ ȁȱ ȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǯȄȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȃ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȁȂȱȱǻȱȱǵǼȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¡ȱȱ¢ȱ¢Ȃȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȁȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȁ ȂȱȮȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȮȱȱȱȱȱlesser ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ¢ȱȃ¢ȄȱȱȄȱǻ ǰȱŘŖŗŜǼǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȃȄȱȱǰȱȱȱ¡ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱęȱȱȃȱ ȱȱǰȄȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȁȱ ǰȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭ¡ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ěǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȄȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱę¢ȱȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȃ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǵȄȱǻǰȱŘŖŗŜǼǯ
Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 51 In a ȱȱ ¢ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱAmoris ȱȱěȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱ - ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǻ ǰȱŘŖŘŖǰȱǯȱşŚȬŗŗŗǼǯȱ ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱĴȱ¢ȱȱ¡ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ as a summation of the concerns for the foregoing and ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ dz¢ȱ ȱ Ȅȱǻ ǰȱŘŖŗşǰȱǯȱşŝǼǯȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȂȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ - ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ¢ȱęȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ǰȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ǻ¡Ǽȱ ǻDzȱ ǰȱ ŘŖŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŜřŚǼǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ě¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ to take additional steps both for a more harmonious integrated herme- ȱǰȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱ eventual implementation of Amoris ȱȱȱ DZ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱǰȱ - Ȭǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱĚȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¡ǰȱȱȱ£ȱȬȱ¢ȱěȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱĴȱ£ȱȬȱ¢ȱěȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱǰȱȱ¡ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ¡ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǻDzȱ ǰȱŘŖŗŞǰȱǯȱŜśŖǼ ě¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
52 Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ£ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ - ¢ȱȱȱȱěȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ
4 The Scandalous Agnosticism of Some of the Hierarchy
Hȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ and innovative approaches outlined, that seeks to care and heal alienated ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ǰȱ ȱȱ ¢ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱ so as to advance the teachings of Amoris Laetitia. ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ£ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ę¢ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱȱ£ȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¡ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ ŗŜȱ Or ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ŗŝ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ǰȱ ȱȱȱĴȱȱȱ ȱ - £ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǵȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Amoris Laetitia ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱǰȱ ǰȱǰȱǯǰȱȱęȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ǯ ¢ǵȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ǯ
ŗŜ ȱȱȱĴǰȱȃȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȱ - ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȄǯȱȂȱǰȱȱǻ ¢ȱŗşǰȱ ŘŖŗŜǼǯȱ DZȱĴDZȦȦ ǯǯȦȦ Ȧ¢ȬȬȬȬǯ ŗŝ ȱȱȱǰȱȃ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱAmoris Laetitia ȄǯȱJournal of Moral Theology ǰȱǰȱǯȱŞǰȱǯȱŘǰȱǯȱřŗȬśşǰȱŘŖŗşǯ
Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 53 Tȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱ¡ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ - ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ¡ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȃȄȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȃȄȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱěȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ¢ȱ - ¢ȱȱȱ¡ȱ¢ǯȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬȬ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Amoris Laetitia ȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱ¡ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ much Amoris Laetitia, but the obstacle is the silence of our episcopal lea- ǰȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ęȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¡¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ·ȱ £ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ k force regarding the ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱȱǰȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȃ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
54 Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǵȄȱǻǰȱŘŖŘŖǼǯȱȱȱȱȱ the National Catholic Reporter ǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȃȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȄȱǻǰȱŘŖŘŗǼǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Amoris Laetitia. So as to further concretize this agnosticism, I visited each ȱȱ¢Ȭ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ - ȱ¡ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱ ȱǯȱ About Amoris ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¡¢ȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻĴDZȦȦ ǯǯȦǼDzȱ ¡ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱȱȱǻĴDZȦȦ ǯȦǼDzȱ¢Ȭęȱȱȱ ȱȱȂȱ ȱȱȱǻĴDZȦȦ ǯ¢ǯȦǼDzȱ ǰȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻĴDZȦȦ ǯȬǯȦǼǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȂȱȱȱȱǻĴDZȦȦ ǯǯȦǼǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ĵȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǻĴDZȦȦ ǯǯȦǼȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻĴDZȦȦǯȦǼǯȱ ȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȂȱ - ȱȱ ȱ ǻĴDZȦȦ ǯǯȦǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱǻĴDZȦȦ ǯǯ ȦǼǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱAmoris. ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱAmoris ǯȱȱȱ¢Ȭ ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ references to Amoris : Anchorage, Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, De- ǰȱǰȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱǰȱȱ¢ǰȱǰȱ ǰȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱǰȱ ȱȱǯȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ DZȱȱǰȱǰȱĴǰȱȱǯ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱ¡ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱǰȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȭȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Amoris Laetitia ȱ ȱ ŗşȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ having a harder time than no ǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
5 Hierarchicalism
ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ
Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 55 ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱǻ ǰȱŘŖŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘşȬŗŚŘǼǯ ŗŞ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱ¢ȱȱěȱȱȃȄȱȱȱȱ ȱȱDZȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȂȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱěȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
Hierarchicalism is that ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŘǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȧȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱę¢ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱ DZȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ
ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ - ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ - ǰȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ¡ǰȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ need to dismantle the cloak of hierarchicalism, and I believe that the re- ception of Amoris is a constitutive step in that direction, because therein ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŞ See also ȱǰȱȃ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȁȱȱ¢ȂȄȱǻȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ǼǯȱNational Catholic Reporter, ǰȱ¢ȱŘŘǰȱŘŖŗş. In:< ĴDZȦȦ ǯ ǯȦ Ȧ¢ȦȬȦ¢ȬȬȬȬ¢ǁǯ
56 Perspect. Teol., Belo Horizonte, v. 53, n. 1, p. 41-60, Jan./Abr. 2021 ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ gift for sinners, and that remains throughout vulnerable to the needs of ȱȱ ȱǯȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱę¢ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ¢ȱ¢ȱȱAmoris ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱ good anamchara ǰȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱǯ ŗş
Acronyms
AL ƽȱAmoris Laetitia CST = Catholic Social Teaching ¡ȱ ƽȱȱ¡ȱ
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ȱĴȱȱ ¢ȱŝǰȱŘŖŘŗȱȱȱȱȱŝǰȱŘŖŘŗǯ James F. Keenan, S.J. (STD) is a moral theologian, bioethicist ǰȱ ǰ Canisius Professor at ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱǯȦŖŖŖŖȬ ŖŖŖŗȬŜşŖşȬŗŝŝŖǯȱDZȱǯǯŘȓǯ Address: ŘŚŜȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱŖŘŚŜŝǰȱ
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