Cardinal Fernández responds to concerns by abuse survivors about astonishing book
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Cardinal Fernández responds to concerns by abuse survivors about astonishing book

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(OSV News) — The Vatican’s doctrinal leader informed OSV News that a contentious book he authored over 25 years ago is “inconvenient by modern standards …” and “did not possess the practicality” he had anticipated when he wrote it.

In an email dated Feb. 2, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the leader of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, addressed multiple inquiries from OSV News concerning “La pasión mística: espiritualidad y sensualidad” (“Mystical Passion: Spirituality and Sensuality“), released in 1998 when he was still serving as a priest in Argentina.

The DDF prefect informed OSV News that he acquired “the limited copies that were found in a few bookstores and disposed of them.”

The book presented itself as “a call to explore the realm of fervent love that resides in the core of our existence.”

Three chapters of the book specifically address orgasms, with the concluding chapter named “God and the couple’s orgasm.” Additionally, another section narrates the experience of a 16-year-old girl’s “intense meeting with Jesus,” where she touches him on the beach and kisses his lips.

Can souls in heaven communicate with each other?
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Can souls in heaven communicate with each other?

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Question: I am seeking to understand what the Church’s doctrine states regarding the ability of souls in heaven to interact with one another. The only information I come across are viewpoints on souls communicating with those on Earth or the other way around. I am curious to find out if my partner and I will have the chance to express our true feelings for one another while we were on earth.
— Eileen Nelson, via email
Answer: The saints in heaven undoubtedly have the ability to converse with one another, and in a manner that is vastly superior to how we interact on earth. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “In the splendor of heaven, the blessed persist joyfully in carrying out God’s will concerning other people and all of creation. They already reign alongside Christ; with him ‘they shall reign for ever and ever’” (CCC, No. 1029).

Can our departed loved ones send us messages from heaven?
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Can our departed loved ones send us messages from heaven?

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Question: Is it possible for our deceased relatives to communicate with us from the afterlife? I have had discussions with numerous individuals who feel that they have, in fact, received uplifting confirmations, direction, signals, symbols, and more.
— Name withheld, Phoenix
Answer: There may be particular occasions when the Lord allows a soul in heaven to convey a word, message, sign, or comfort to us. Yet, this does not appear to be something we should anticipate on a regular basis, and we ought to be quite cautious before readily accepting that an occurrence is a message from a loved one who has passed away.
It is absolutely imperative to refrain from attempting to summon the deceased through mediums, séances, or any alternative techniques (cf. Dt 18:10; Lv 19:31; 20:27). These activities are forbidden by the First Commandment as they undermine our faith in God and aim to gain insight into the future or acquire other information. This is pursued instead of merely relying on the belief that God has disclosed to us what is necessary for our salvation.