Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Pope Says Divorce Is OK for Bickering Couples; Opposes Traditional Cath. Doctrine on Divorce

Pope Francis says that it may be acceptable -- or even "morally necessary" -- for married couples to split up if they are at war with each other, the New Zealand Herald website reports today (June 24, 2015).

The head of the Roman Catholic Church -- an organization that has traditionally been implacably opposed to divorce -- said there was even greater justification for separation in cases where the wife was being abused by her husband.

The Pope made the remarks ahead of a crucial bishops' conference -- or synod -- in the autumn in which contentious issues such as whether to give communion to remarried divorcees will be discussed by the Catholic hierarchy.

"There are cases in which separation is inevitable," the Argentinian pontiff said during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square. He added, "Sometimes it can even be morally necessary, when it's about shielding the weaker spouse or young children from more serious injuries caused by intimidation and violence, humiliation and exploitation, neglect and indifference."

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