Posted on 10/10/2014 6:11:02 AM PDT by marshmallow
The Vatican spokesman said participation peaked during yesterday afternoon’s session but the Synod is not counting how many are “for” or “against” communion for remarried divorcees. Meanwhile, Cardinal Coccopalmerio presented some ideas on how to make the marriage annulment process simpler
The Extraordinary Synod on the Family is tackling the issue of remarried divorcees head on. The Synod Fathers have been dealing with the issue – which had emerged occasionally in previous discussions – since yesterday afternoon as they work their way through the Instrumentum Laboris, the Synod’s working document. “Participation peaked” during this very “passionate” debate, with the Synod split down the middle, between those in favour of allowing remarried divorcees to take communion in certain cases and others against. Both sides, however, are faithful to Jesus’ teaching on mercy and support the indissolubility of marriage. It is not yet time to take official counts, we don’t count who is “for” and who “against” at the Synod, Vatican spokesman, Fr. Federico Lombardi said.
Two main lines of argument emerged during the daily press briefing. One “insists on what the Gospel says about marriage: if a first marriage is valid, a remarried divorcee cannot be admitted to the sacraments, as there needs to be coherence between doctrine and faithfulness to the word of the Lord. The other line of reasoning recalls that “Jesus sees human experiences with a merciful eye” and “takes into account” the “differences” in each “specific case”, which would make access to the Eucharist possible in some cases. Nevertheless, “even those who are most concerned about the preservation of the doctrine, are far from shut off to the suffering of people facing difficult situations.” Likewise, those who are open to allowing access to communion “do not in any way deny the indissolubility of marriage.”
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Well marshmellow, Jesus really doesn’t speak to the absolute indissolubility of marriage.
King James Bible as well as virtually all other translations include a condition;
“But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.”
It’s interesting that prior to no fault divorce, most state laws, grounds for divorce were pretty much limited to adultery...
Also in the King James Bible:
Matthew 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
I doubt that you will find many married men or women who have never done that. Does that fit into the exception above?
” those who are open to allowing access to communion “do not in any way deny the indissolubility of marriage.”
Just as those who are open to allowing abortion in certain circumstances do not in any way deny the sanctity of human life.
The logic is painful.
Keep the families together if at all possible.
There are numerous opportunities for them:
counseling
Marriage Encounter
Retrouvaille
Forgive me if I feel like this is a “how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” controversy.
At least so long as they allow people like Nancy Pelosi to go right on receiving Communion.
This post is misleading. Cardinal Burke is a participate in the Synod and said hardly any bishops present agree with Kaspar. And he said every bishop has been given a copy of the book on marriage that he and a few other bishops wrote.
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