The Hermeneutics of Bafflegab

I assumed that both "sides" in the synod subscribed to the Hermeneutics of Continuity, but they differed on what they were in continuity with. One side was holding fast to the traditions of the Church has preserved by the Holy Spirit, and one side was holding fast to the Spirit of Vatican II and ditching whatever traditions got in their way.  Then Pope Francis scolded the synod fathers for reading events with a hermeneutic of conspiracy and I thought I'd heard it all.

But Cardinal Wuerl apparently has framework that I hadn't even considered where ambiguity is a feature, not a bug and we'll hold on to the teachings, but who can actually say what that means? It's all about encountering and accompanying.   What do we do after we encounter and accompany people? We lead them to Christ! How do we do that? By encountering and accompanying them.  When do we share the Gospel message and the teachings preserved by the Church? Well...

 

Raymond's look of confusion is priceless.