[Grem] Pope Francis of the media vs. The words Pope Francis indeed spoke

[Emoke Greschik]

http://www.crisismagazine.com/2016/problem-unofficial-francis

"........ essentially two versions of Francis: the official version, found
in his own words and the clarifications of the Vatican press office, and
the unofficial version, created by the reports and suggestions of others
around him. It is reminiscent of the phenomenon pointed out by Pope
Emeritus Benedict
<http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2013/february/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20130214_clero-roma.html>
shortly before his retirement: that in regards to the Second Vatican
Council, we had to distinguish between the “council of the media” and the
“council of the Fathers,” the council as it really was—and the result of
that divergence has been far from healthy for the Church.

Several issues arise from this:

First, it creates the appearance of an alternative, private magisterium,
whereby teachings are upheld in official documents but unorthodox practices
are seemingly allowed with a nudge and a wink." ...

Second, this alternative relies on and perpetuates a sort of
hyper-ultramontanism, where every utterance and suggestion and gesture of
the pope, whether in private or in public, whether in a promulgated
document or in an off-hand remark, becomes dogma and law—as if an (alleged)
comment at dinner between friends would require an update to the Catechism
and the Code of Canon Law.

Third, most importantly, these two issues together create confusion for the
faithful. Catholics whose knowledge of their faith is lacking will often
have the general sense that since the pope is the head of the Church, what
the popes says or wants goes. So, when a poorly-informed media reports that
certain ideas have been attributed to Pope Francis by his associates, many
Catholics will conclude that the Church’s teaching and law have taken a new
turn.

......

How could the Church respond to this phenomenon?

.... We should not assume that every report and rumor of *obiter dicta* of
the pope is valid, nor should we give them any more weight than they are
due. As Cardinals Burke
<http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/amoris-laetitia-and-the-constant-teaching-and-practice-of-the-church/>
and Mueller
<http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2016/05/04/cardinal-muller-amoris-laetitia-is-in-line-with-previous-teaching-on-communion/>
concluded regarding controversial interpretations of *Amoris Laetitia*:
there is nothing explicit in the text that changes either Church doctrine
or discipline, and doctrine and discipline do not alter or reform based on
suggestion, innuendo, or eisegesis masquerading as exegesis.

..... Enough time and energy is spent discussing the pope’s public words—we
cannot spare any debating his alleged thoughts."
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