Cardinal Eijk denounces pro-LGBT Synod report: ‘Fundamental contradiction of Catholic teaching’
Dutch Cardinal Willem Eijk has criticized the Vatican's recent Synod report for its pro-LGBT stance, calling it a fundamental contradiction of Catholic teaching. He argues that the report misrepresents the nature of sin and normalizes homosexual relationships within the Church. Eijk emphasizes that the moral law regarding marriage and sexuality is unchanging and rooted in natural law.
- ▪Cardinal Eijk denounced the Vatican Synod report as a violation of Catholic moral teaching.
- ▪He stated that the report creates dangerous ambiguity regarding homosexual acts.
- ▪Eijk highlighted that the moral law on marriage and sexuality is based on natural law, which is unchanging.
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News Cardinal Eijk denounces pro-LGBT Synod report: ‘Fundamental contradiction of Catholic teaching’ Dutch Cardinal Eijk said that the Vatican’s final Synod report violates ‘the Catholic Church's consistent moral teaching’ and ‘must be forcefully refuted.’ Cardinal Willem Eijk speaking at the 2019 Rome Life ForumSteve Jalsevac/LifeSiteNews EmilyMangiaracina 0 Emily Mangiaracina Comments 0 Mon May 18, 2026 - 5:07 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Willem Eijk decried the Vatican Synod on Synodality’s recent pro-LGBT final report as a “fundamental contradiction of Catholic teaching.” The stalwart defender of orthodoxy published in the National Catholic Register a refutation of the Study Group 9 report on “doctrinal, pastoral and ethical issues” that scandalously gave the impression of…
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