Reply #15

but Paul VI chose to disregard their advice. Certainly, he had the right to do so, but his ruling is not infallible in this case, and it can therefore be overturned at some future date. But if the faithful are never to question decisions and are forbidden to discuss any issues, there will never be change on anything. Only a few hundred years ago it was Church teaching that women have no souls - do you think this should never have changed?

If the Church is not to become a dead thing, it must grow and change over time. It should not attempt to follow every modern whim and fancy, but it must be open to discussion as the world develops and new discoveries are made in every field, or it will cease to be relevant.

There are always people who are fearful of anything new, and those who prefer that others make decisions for them. That's why Fox News thrives. But God gave us brains, and we can only assume that he meant us to use them.