“Rome should sometimes intervene and say this or that is not in conformity with the Catholic faith. Theologians should understand that. Some theologians go too far, for example, reducing the Catholic faith to a universal philosophy.” ShouldSometimesPhilosophyExampleUniversalCatholicConformityRomeTheologianReducingCatholic Faith Author:Godfried Danneels
“There is a very well-defined procedure that allows the Vatican to raise issues with a particular theologian about something that does not appear in conformity with the Catholic faith. It is not always easy to make this determination.” WellsDoeEasyIssuesParticularDeterminationCatholicRaisesDefinedConformityTheologianProceduresCatholic Faith Author:Godfried Danneels
“Accusations are made directly to Rome about theologians from persons who are not theologians. Some of these accusations are anonymous. The local bishop should be the one to relate to theologians to determine orthodoxy.” ShouldPersonsMadeDetermineLocalsRelateOrthodoxRomeTheologianOrthodoxyBishopsAccusation Author:Godfried Danneels
“The problem for Rome, then, is how and when the intervention should be done with a sense of the possibility of going too far in limiting the freedom of theologians. This is not an easy time - neither for Rome nor for the theologians.” ShouldDoneProblemEasyPossibilityRomeTheologianIntervention Author:Godfried Danneels
