By Midhun J Francis
Rome, Jan 16, 2024: We are with the Pope as long as he asks us to obey the 50:50 formula of synod, but
Don’t ask us to wash women’s feet; that is for the Latin church.
We are with the Pope as long as he asks us to follow the 50:50 formula of synod, but
Don’t ask us to welcome migrants; that is for the Latin church.
We are with the Pope as long as he asks us to obey the 50:50 formula of synod, but
Don’t ask us to have a new Synodality; that is for the Latin church.
We are with the Pope as long as he asks us to obey the 50:50 formula of synod, but
Don’t ask us to bless the homosexual; that is for the Latin church.
We are with the Pope as long as he asks us to obey the 50:50 formula of synod, but
Don’t ask us to give communion to the divorced and remarried; that is for the Latin church.
We are with the Pope as long as he asks us to obey the 50:50 formula of synod, but
Don’t ask us to have communion with other rites or churches; that is for the Latin church.
We are with the Pope as long as he asks us to obey the 50:50 formula of synod, but
Don’t ask us to say respect other religions; that is for the Latin church.
We are with the Pope as long as he asks us to obey the 50:50 formula of synod, but
Don’t ask us to follow the Vatican Second Council; that is for the Latin church.
We are with the Pope as long as he asks us to obey the 50:50 formula of synod, but
Don’t ask us to obey Canon 42; that is for other sui iuris churches.
We are the only ones who are equal with the Pope and sit on the chair of the Apostle Thomas.
(Father Midhun J Francis, a member of the Jesuit Kerala province, is a researcher at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome specializing in Christian-Muslim interfaith relationships. He holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy from Tilak University, Pune, a Licentiate in Systematic Theology from Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Islamic Studies from Henry Martyn Institute, Hyderabad, and diplomas in Arabic and Urdu. He works with the South Asian Jesuit Conference on Christian-Muslim relations. He also writes for several English and Malayalam magazines and newspapers.)