Posted on 11/14/2014 6:34:54 AM PST by marshmallow
Father Claude Barthe
[French Catholic periodical] L'Homme Nouveau
November 12, 2014
The question of the situation of Catholics who are divorced and civilly remarried was especially discussed at the extraordinary assembly of the Synod on the theme, "The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of the evangelization," that ended in Rome on October 18.
A text of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in response to a question sent by a priest, has just added, on a specific point concerning the pastoral work related to these persons, an important element, that is particularly clarifying in the general disturbance of the spirits. This response has the advantage of putting forward the problems related to the Eucharistic communion of the remarried divorced. It in fact settles what must be the attitude of priests who work in the ministry of reconciliation for those same remarried divorcees.
Therefore, we publish here the full text in French, respecting its format:
[Responsum] To the Question of a French Priest: "Can a confessor grant absolution to a penitent who, having been religiously married, has contracted a second union following divorce?"
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith responded on October 22, 2014:
"We cannot exclude a priori the remarried divorced faithful from a penitential process that would lead to a sacramental reconciliation with God and, therefore, also to Eucharistic communion. Pope John Paul II, in the Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio (n. 84) envisaged such a possibility and detailed its conditions: 'Reconciliation in the sacrament of Penance which would open the way to the Eucharist, can only be granted to those who, repenting of having broken the sign of the Covenant and of fidelity to Christ, are sincerely ready to undertake a way of life that is no longer in....
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WOW! Time to expose abortions as well, I guess.
The “conservative Catholics” were sucessful!
BTTT for later.
Not sure what you mean by “expose abortions.”
He is just stating the default position, which is the pre-existing one. The Synod debated but did not change it. Odds are still quite high that Pope Francis will.
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