{"id":4177,"date":"2006-12-06T10:08:45","date_gmt":"2006-12-06T10:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/12\/the-hermeneutics-of-the-continuity-of-rumors.html"},"modified":"2006-12-06T10:08:45","modified_gmt":"2006-12-06T10:08:45","slug":"the-hermeneutics-of-the-continuity-of-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/12\/the-hermeneutics-of-the-continuity-of-rumors.html","title":{"rendered":"The Hermeneutics of the Continuity of Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fr. Z has rumors, confirmations and educated guesses.<\/a><\/p>\n

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That SMS<\/span> is the third<\/em> confirmation I have gotten. So, I feel safer about saying what I am piecing together. Remember: this is based reliable sources but it is still supposition on my part.<\/strong> I sift the exaggerated stuff out and try to get a consistent picture. In no special order\u2026<\/p>\n

1) The document will definitely be a Motu Proprio. (That means it will be from the Pope and not a document of a Congregation or joint document issued by different dicasteries.)<\/p>\n

2) At the beginning of November it was in its final draft, after four revisions. <\/p>\n

3) During the third week of November it was suggested that the document might come out in about three weeks. This would put it around\u2026 well\u2026 now.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

More.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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