When Catholic doctrine can change–and when it can’t

This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley discuss a, if not the,
big question hanging over the synod: Can it change church teaching?
They unpack the place of authority, doctrinal development and the
synod with Richard Gaillardetz, the Joseph Professor of Catholic
Systematic Theology at Boston College and the author of a
foundational text on the levels of church teaching: By What
Authority?: A Primer on Scripture, the Magisterium, and the Sense
of the Faithful. They ask Dr. Gaillardetz: What’s the difference
between a dogma, doctrine and teaching? What do I need to believe
to be Catholic? Is it O.K. to disagree with church teaching? How
has church teaching developed throughout history? In Signs of the
Times, the synod enters its final week with discussion on the
synthesis report, and an Australian theologian addresses concerns
some synod delegates have about tradition and the development of
doctrine. Links from the show:  Purchase By What Authority?
Foundations for Understanding Authority in the Church, by Richard
Gaillardetz Synod: Fr Ormond Rush's theological reflection on
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