The pope warned the the move would cause a formal schism and deprive followers of lawful, and in some cases valid, access to the sacraments.
Dominican Father Brendan Curran shared his thoughts on the psychological and spiritual significance of borders, noting Jesus crossed “the border of death into life.”
In a noisy world, “Benedictine life proposes something different: a way of inhabiting the world with greater attentiveness, balance and humanity.”
