Sensus Fidelium Fidei

In this situation we wish, as Catholic priests, to re-state our unwavering fidelity to the traditional doctrines regarding marriage and the true meaning of human sexuality, founded on the Word of God and taught by the Church’s Magisterium for two millennia.

We commit ourselves anew to the task of presenting this teaching in all its fullness, while reaching out with the Lord’s compassion to those struggling to respond to the demands and challenges of the Gospel in an increasingly secular society. Furthermore we affirm the importance of upholding the Church’s traditional discipline regarding the reception of the sacraments, and that doctrine and practice remain firmly and inseparably in harmony

(source: CatholicHerald.co.uk » Nearly 500 priests in Britain urge synod to stand firm on Communion for the remarried)

This is what it looks like when it’s working.  The faithful, shaped by the teaching of the Church, expressing that teaching back to the Church.  This is how disciples ought to behave.

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