in january 2018, cardinal pietro parolin, vatican secretary of state, said that "amoris laetitia" "resulted from a new paradigm which pope francis is carrying forward with wisdom, prudence, and patience," and that difficulties surrounding the document "besides some aspects of content, are due to this change of attitude the pope is asking of us." in february 2018, cardinal blase cupich of chicago stated that "amoris laetitia" "represents a major shift in our ministerial approach that is nothing short of revolutionary." referring to critics of "amoris laetitia", cupich said, "instead of actually attending to the present reality of people’s lives today in all its complexity, they limit their scope to an idealistic understanding of marriage and family."