Church teaching on remarriage is ludicrous, Boston pastor writes
September 14, 2015
A senior priest of the Boston archdiocese has referred to Church teaching on marriage as “ludicrous” in a column that appeared in the archdiocesan newspaper, the Pilot.
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“It is ludicrous to assert that divorced couples who have found love and fidelity with new spouses are still recognized by the Church as being married to their former spouses after the passage of many years,” wrote Msgr. Paul Garrity, a pastor in Lexington. “It is equally untenable (and disrespectful) to try to convince these happily married couples that, in fact, their relationships are sinful.”
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Posted by: john1948 -
Sep. 15, 2015 10:22 PM ET USA
Why would the diocesan paper even print this dissident's column? I think that it's time to put this senior priest out to pasture.
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Posted by: brenda22890 -
Sep. 15, 2015 10:03 AM ET USA
Guess Jesus was wrong.
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Posted by: feedback -
Sep. 15, 2015 12:38 AM ET USA
If Boston's Card. O'Malley stays silent about this, that will mean his approval for what Fr. Garrity said about the Church teachings being "ludicrous." But interestingly, so far, no one known of Boston's Catholic clergy used that very adjective describing "gay marriage"
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Posted by: unum -
Sep. 14, 2015 10:50 PM ET USA
Many opinions, but only one authoritative teaching.
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Posted by: bsandburg3714 -
Sep. 14, 2015 9:51 PM ET USA
Atrocious, heretical behavior on the part of this pastor. Will O'Malley sit idly by and let this stand? Garrity should be removed.
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Posted by: bernie4871 -
Sep. 14, 2015 7:09 PM ET USA
What is a Marriage Covenant? Is it real or just a figment of romantic love? Is it for life and unity and children or is it a "pop" creation of modern life? I'd be surprised if this Priest was not ordained between 65 and 70, or around the time of Pope Francis' training.
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Posted by: FredC -
Sep. 14, 2015 6:32 PM ET USA
Will the bishop allow this article to go without comment? Is this priest following the Church's teaching?
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Posted by: nix898049 -
Sep. 14, 2015 6:15 PM ET USA
Schism, here we come.
