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Advice for the pope on quoting St. Vincent of Lérins
Msgr. Thomas G. Guarino, First Things
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Pope Francis has often turned to St. Vincent of Lérins for theological enlightenment. Most recently, on a flight on July 29, Francis said Vincent provided a “very clear and illuminating” rule for proper doctrinal development. But Vincent would to have agreed with the pope’s change in the Catechism concerning capital punishment.