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Re:Prisons Are an Abomination by tathougies on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @12:04PM (#19256100)
No, not really. Catholic social doctrine is dictated by all the popes now and in the past. When this pope and a previous pope contradict, one of them is being interpreted incorrectly. The Church also is guided by its own traditions, ultimately meaning the collective decisions of bishops in the past.

In other words, the pope trying to dictate social doctrine would result in massive unpopularity or schism. That is why this pope is unpopular in some circles. Whether that's deserved or not is not an argument I'm having today.

Re:Prisons Are an Abomination by ConceptJunkie on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @12:29PM (#19256381)
> the pope trying to dictate social doctrine

To be precise, social doctrine that is contradictory to what the Church previously taught would be a problem.

The Pope can and should and does dictate correct Catholic social doctrine.