If the institutional Church takes seriously the call to synodality, then its clergy must be willing to humbly consider the Spirit that moves its people.
Sohrab Ahmari’s latest book attempts to answer fundamental questions. But his foggy appeal to tradition misunderstands its purpose and potential in our lives.
Pope Francis’s motu proprio, ‘Traditionis custodes,’ stirred controversy in the Church. Commonweal writers help unpack its motives and potential consequences.
The defense of ‘Traditionis custodes’ often relies on an oversimplified view of traditionalists, one that diverges from Pope Francis’s typical emphasis on dialogue.