Last week, 13 conservative cardinals delivered a letter to Pope Francis, complaining about some of the ways that his synod on the family is being run. They concluded the letter by saying, "The collapse of liberal Protestant churches in the modern era, accelerated by their abandonment of key elements of Christian belief and practice in the name of pastoral adaptation, warrants great caution in our own synodal discussions."
Conservative Catholics have a right to their opinions, but many of us in liberal Protestant churches would dispute their contention that we have abandoned key elements of Christian belief and practice. In fact, we have made changes in our churches because of our Christian beliefs, not in the name of "pastoral adaptation."
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