Pope Francis ‘scandalized the faithful’ from the outset of the Synod

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LifeSiteNews’ co-founder and editor-in-chief John-Henry Westen led a coalition of well-known Catholic laity in condemning the scandals of the recent Synod on Synodality at a press conference in Rome this morning.

Pope Francis celebrates the closing Mass of the October meeting of the Synod on Synodality on October 29, 2023, in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

Mon Oct 30, 2023 - 6:30 am EDT

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ROME (LifeSiteNews) — Well-known Catholic laity addressed the scandals of the recent Synod on Synodality at a press conference in Rome this morning.

The Catholic laymen and women who addressed media in Rome included LifeSiteNews’ co-founder and editor-in-chief John-Henry Westen, The Remnant newspaper’s Michael Matt, Ugandan MP Lucy Akello, Kenyan Alice Muchiri, French journalist Jeanne Smits, child advocate attorney Liz Yore, and British barrister (trial attorney) James Bogle. They provided LifeSiteNews and other media with statements serving as guides to their remarks.

While relieved that the report released by the Vatican on Saturday did not include any overt attempt to overthrow perennial doctrine, John-Henry Westen observed that Pope Francis had “scandalized the faithful” by hinting that the Scriptural prohibition of homosexual relations could be abolished.

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