Cardinals Raymond Burke, Carlo Caffarra, Walter Brandmüller and Joachim Meisner sent a request to the Pope asking him to clarify his recent apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia. The full text is as follows...

Seeking Clarity: A Plea to Untie the Knots in "Amoris Laetitia"


  2. A Necessary Foreword

The sending of the letter to His Holiness Pope Francis by four cardinals derives from a deep pastoral concern.

We have noted a grave disorientation and great confusion of many faithful regarding extremely important matters for the life of the Church. We have noted that even within the episcopal college there are contrasting interpretations of Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia.