"Pope Francis doesn't know how doctrine develops..."

...Yep, that'd be a big Affirmative. El Bergo is on a rampage again, dissing Cardinal Sarah and God only knows what else. But he should take the wise advice of Mark Twain, who said it is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than open it and remove all doubt. Another adage related to food, something that comes to my mind when I'm chomping (wolfing, actually) down burgers and fries, is "Digging your grave with your teeth." And of course, let's not forget Proverbs 10:13 "In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense." And of course Proberbs 10:10 is similar.

The basic problem with changing the Church's ancient teaching on Capital Punishment is: change one such doctrine and all the Church's doctrines suddenly go up for grabs. That is, if a present-day pope could change dogma, which he can't. He's suppose to guard, as Adam was suppose to "keep and work" the Garden of Eden, the Deposit of Faith. But as I suggested in another post, Bergoglio is a little TOO much like the original Adam.

Lifesitenews has the relevant info here. And below is an excerpt:

The Pope’s remarks have alarmed a number of Catholic professors and academics who claim that his understanding of doctrine and its development appears to depart from what the Church teaches on this matter. 

During his October 11 speech to the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, the Pope spoke about a “new understanding of Christian truth” that can now assert that the death penalty is “per se contrary to the Gospel.”

He then went on to present his understanding of how doctrine develops. 

A “harmonious development of doctrine demands that we cease to defend arguments that now appear clearly contrary to the new understanding of Christian truth,” he said. 

“Tradition is a living reality and only a partial vision regards the ‘deposit of faith’ as something static," he said. “The word of God cannot be moth-balled like some old blanket in an attempt to keep insects at bay!”

“Doctrine cannot be preserved without allowing it to develop, nor can it be tied to an interpretation that is rigid and immutable without demeaning the working of the Holy Spirit,” he added.

Based on his understanding of doctrine and how it develops, the Pope suggested that capital punishment could now be understood as “per se contrary to the Gospel” and “inadmissible.” He added that he would like to see the Catechism of the Catholic Church changed according to this “new” understanding. 

Also, my favorite (living) philosopher, Edward Feser, discusses it here.