English cardinal hopes Synod will offer new path for divorced/remarried Catholics
September 23, 2015
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has said that the Synod of Bishops should consider a “path of conversion” that would allow divorced and remarried Catholics to receive Communion.
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The English cardinal told a London news conference that “without a doubt” one of the foremost challenges facing the Synod is the status of Catholics who have “experienced failure in their marriage and have found a precious new partner.” He suggested that they should be encouraged to take “a fresh look at what happened” and to “grow and be more like what we should be.”
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Sep. 24, 2015 11:58 AM ET USA
The expression "precious new partner" sounds as endorsement for remarriage after divorce. I think the Bishops should rather emphasize the need for permanence of marriage; to be true to each other in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health; to love and honor each other all the days of their lives. "Precious new partner" means broken lives and broken hearts all around, and especially the lives and hearts of children.
