[Catholic Caucus] Portuguese cardinal allows divorced and ‘remarried’ Catholics to receive Communion The Cardinal's 'path of discernment' was implemented in the wake of Pope Francis's exhortation Amoris laetitia. February 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In an article published in January by the Portuguese daily Jornal de Noticias, Cardinal Antonio Dos Santos Marto of Leiria-Fatima officially announced that two divorced and “remarried” couples and a divorced and “remarried” woman have been allowed to receive Holy Communion in his diocese “like any Catholic.” Three more couples are following a “path of discernment” which will allow them to receive the sacraments after having...