Posted on 08/05/2015 7:09:13 AM PDT by Biggirl
VATICAN CITY: Divorced people who have remarried "are still part of the Church" and should not be treated as if they have been excommunicated or cast out, Pope Francis said Wednesday. Speaking ahead of a highly anticipated global meeting on family life in October, he said "awareness that a brotherly and attentive welcome... is needed towards those who... have established a new relationship after the failure of a marriage, has greatly increased".
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Doesn’t a Pope at least of to cite Scripture to justify changing stuff?
Global Warming - OK
Marxism over certain inalianable right - OK
everything this dope say - BS
This isn't a change. He's right. Yes, people make bad choices and choose to live in a sinful manner... but sin does not equal excommunication.
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Why such a far-out headline.
If a divorced person remarries, they are causing adultery — a mortal sin, and cannot partake of Communion.
So how many mulligans do they get before the two stroke penalty applies?
The part I have never quite understood is if a person is divorced they are allowed to take instruction and join the Catholic church and take communion. But then if they remarry they cannot take communion. Its a little strange.
When I got married over 38 years ago I could not afford the Annulment fees the Catholic church wanted ($5,000.00).
We had to get married by a Justice of the Peace. I could not afford to be Catholic anymore.
Yes, they can still go to mass if they want, just not participate in communion.
There seems to be a media agenda to make the pope out to be extreme, and if anyone just reads the headlines and not the story, they come to believe the impression the media wants them to believe.
That's a loaded question !
I kinda wonder if he is doing this as a warm-up not only to the upcoming family conference in Philly this year but for the upcoming “year of mercy” presentation?
This guy is constantly making off the cuff comments on EVERYTHING, including church doctrine. If he was some Sunday morning talking head blowhard, it would be one thing, but he’s the freakin Pope!!!
“But then if they remarry they cannot take communion. Its a little strange.”
Not strange; Biblical. Until the first spouse dies, a person is married to that person. Remarrying during that time is committing adultery.
What is the position of the RCC if a divorced person dies and their former partner remarries after their death...
That would always involve the issuance of an annulment.
This isn't a change. Divorce and remarriage has never automatically resulted in excommunication. Those who have done so are not eligible for the sacraments but they aren't cast out from the church. They remain a part of it, just not in full Communion.
“Yes, they can still go to mass if they want, just not participate in communion.”
Isn’t that exactly what it is to be “excommunicated” though?
I mean, anyone can attend mass, you don’t even need to be baptised to do that. If you are excluded from the sacraments, though, then by definition, you are excommunicated.
But you still are.
Most annulments are in the three figure range. I can’t even imagine the number you cite.
In Matthew 19:9, Jesus disagrees with the Catholic Church on that one. Who do you believe is right?
A Church that lets the likes of pro-abortion Pelosi take Communion shouldn't be so preachy to those who divorced due to infidelity and remarried. You know, the ones Jesus said Himself were not committing adultery.
“Divorce and remarriage has never automatically resulted in excommunication. Those who have done so are not eligible for the sacraments but they aren’t cast out from the church.”
Excommunicated people are still baptised and, therefore, members of the church as well. So what exactly is the difference between the penalties applied to these folks and the excommunicated?
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