Sentence examples for graduality from inspiring English sources

The Hungarian cardinal Péter Erdő, the synod's relator general, came out against the concept of graduality on the Synod's first day.

They reintroduced the concept of "graduality," so that unmarried, previously divorced, and gay couples, by demonstrating love and fidelity toward one another, could be seen as moving toward the gospel rather than simply "living in sin".

In opening the synod, Cardinal Erdo invoked the idea of graduality in speaking about the birth-control encyclical "Humanae Vitae".

"Between truth and falsehood, between good and bad, there is no graduality," he said.

In a briefing session for journalists, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, of Great Britain, said that graduality "permits people, all of us, to take one step at a time in our search for holiness in our lives".

One idea that has emerged at the synod is that of "graduality"; that certain behaviors, although contrary to doctrine, can nonetheless lead people on the right path.

During discussions at the synod about divorce, cohabitation, and homosexuality, progressives brought up the concept of "graduality"—that sinners might be moving toward the truth without having arrived at it.