The Notification written by card. William Levada states that “the author does not present a correct understanding of the role of the Church’s Magisterium as the teaching authority of the Bishops united with the Successor of Peter”. “In addressing various moral issues, Sr. Farley either ignores the constant teaching of the Magisterium or, where it is occasionally mentioned, treats it as one opinion among others”. “Such an attitude is in no way justified, even within the ecumenical perspective that she wishes to promote”. In addition, Sister Farley, according to the Holy See, “also manifests a defective understanding of the objective nature of the natural moral law, choosing instead to argue on the basis of conclusions selected from certain philosophical currents or from her own understanding of “contemporary experience”, and “this approach is not consistent with authentic Catholic theology”. “Among the many errors and ambiguities of this book are its positions on masturbation, homosexual acts, homosexual unions, the indissolubility of marriage and the problem of divorce and remarriage”. (continued)

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