in an interview in june 2017, cardinal schönborn challenged the notion that "amoris laetitia" might weaken respect for the sacrament of marriage, stating, "i think discernment, in the sense of amoris laetitia, would in some areas of the church, lead into a stricter attitude. in the west, generally, we are rather tempted by laxity. in some areas, some people are tempted by rigorism. and pope francis said something very important: neither the rigorists nor the laxists do the work of discernment. the rigorist knows everything in advance and those who are lax let go of everything."