Quotes from church leaders and observers on papal exhortation

Following is a series of quotes from Catholic leaders and observers reacting April 8 to the issuance of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “‘Amoris Laetitia” (The Joy of Love), on Love in the Family”:

• “The Vatican offers seeds of hope for a church moving away from general and strict doctrinal rules to one of grace and growth. This challenging, and at times poetic document exhibits highs and lows, both championing pastoral discernment, the primacy of conscience, and even ‘the women’s movement,’ but is riddled with an incomplete and painful understanding of feminism, reproductive health, gender, and sexual identity.” — Women’s Ordination Worldwide.

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