The questions submitted by four cardinals about the interpretation of Amoris Laetitia have already been answered, according to Father Antonio Spadaro.The Italian Jesuit, who is a close adviser to Pope Francis and reportedly played a leading role in drafting the papal document, said that the “interesting” questions raised by the four cardinals “were already raised during the Synod.”
During the sessions of the Synod of Bishops, he said, “all of the necessary responses were given and more than once.”
Father Spadaro, who has been harshly critical of the four cardinals and their supporters, said that “a doubtful conscience can easily find all of the answers it seeks, if it seeks them with sincerity.”
He said that Amoris Laetitia had opened an important debate, which could be useful to the Church.
However, he set limits for that debate, excluding “those who use criticism for other purporses or ask questions in order to create difficulty or division.”