Pope Francis tells adulterer she should be allowed Communion
Jacquelina Sabetta, who is from the Pope’s home country of Argentina, wrote to him saying that she found it distressing that as a Catholic who had divorced and remarried, she was not allowed to take …More
Jacquelina Sabetta, who is from the Pope’s home country of Argentina, wrote to him saying that she found it distressing that as a Catholic who had divorced and remarried, she was not allowed to take the Sacrament in church.
Francis reportedly told her: “A divorcee who takes communion is not doing anything wrong.”
The surprising exchange was recounted by Mrs Sabetta’s husband, Julio Sabetta, who wrote about it on his Facebook page.
The phone call from the Pope reportedly came six months after the woman wrote to him. Introducing himself as “Father Bergoglio” – a reference to his given name, Jorge Mario Bergoglio – the South American pontiff said he was sorry it had taken him so long to make the call.
When asked whether the remarks attributed to the Pope were correct, a Vatican spokesman told The Telegraph: "We would neither confirm or deny that - this was a private telephone call made by the Holy Father and we would not divulge the details."
www.telegraph.co.uk/…/Pope-Francis-te…
Francis reportedly told her: “A divorcee who takes communion is not doing anything wrong.”
The surprising exchange was recounted by Mrs Sabetta’s husband, Julio Sabetta, who wrote about it on his Facebook page.
The phone call from the Pope reportedly came six months after the woman wrote to him. Introducing himself as “Father Bergoglio” – a reference to his given name, Jorge Mario Bergoglio – the South American pontiff said he was sorry it had taken him so long to make the call.
When asked whether the remarks attributed to the Pope were correct, a Vatican spokesman told The Telegraph: "We would neither confirm or deny that - this was a private telephone call made by the Holy Father and we would not divulge the details."
www.telegraph.co.uk/…/Pope-Francis-te…
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The famous football coach Argentine Julio Sabetta gave an interview to the sports channel this is the Spanish Video
www.sintesisdeportiva.com.ar/…/741-el-entrenad…
www.lacapital.com.ar/la-region/El-Papa-llamo-a…More
The famous football coach Argentine Julio Sabetta gave an interview to the sports channel this is the Spanish Video
www.sintesisdeportiva.com.ar/…/741-el-entrenad…
www.lacapital.com.ar/la-region/El-Papa-llamo-a…
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If this is all nothing, why then did the Vatican give an answer and why was the answer not a disclaimer?More
@Holy Cannoli:
If this is all nothing, why then did the Vatican give an answer and why was the answer not a disclaimer?
If this is all nothing, why then did the Vatican give an answer and why was the answer not a disclaimer?
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So some guy writes on his FaceBook page that the pope said it was OK for his divorced and remarried wife to receive the Eucharist and there is no independent confirmation of the call?
LOL
How about if I write on my FaceBook page that Pope Francis called me and made me a Cardinal over the phone. He told me that I would have all of the privileges and honors of being a Cardinal along with the ability …More
So some guy writes on his FaceBook page that the pope said it was OK for his divorced and remarried wife to receive the Eucharist and there is no independent confirmation of the call?
LOL
How about if I write on my FaceBook page that Pope Francis called me and made me a Cardinal over the phone. He told me that I would have all of the privileges and honors of being a Cardinal along with the ability to appoint bishops independently of any outside fellow clerics or any approval from Rome.
My first official act is to appoint Don Reto as bishop with a cook, driver, a luxurious mansion to reside in and an unlimited travel expense account which would permit Don Reto (His Excellency) to go wherever in the world he desires for as long as he desires.
The Holy Father also told me that Doina could be appointed Deacon.
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How about if I write on my FaceBook page that Pope Francis called me and made me a Cardinal over the phone. He told me that I would have all of the privileges and honors of being a Cardinal along with the ability to appoint bishops independently of any outside fellow clerics or any approval from Rome.
My first official act is to appoint Don Reto as bishop with a cook, driver, a luxurious mansion to reside in and an unlimited travel expense account which would permit Don Reto (His Excellency) to go wherever in the world he desires for as long as he desires.
The Holy Father also told me that Doina could be appointed Deacon.
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In fact the article does not give enough information. If a person becomes divorced within the legal context of a given state, this does not affect the sacramental status. A person so legally divorced (and let us say the reasons are good, e.g., the spouse is sadistically cruel), said person is a "divorcee". The word itself does not imply remarriage. Catholic teaching entails two factors: 1. divorce …More
In fact the article does not give enough information. If a person becomes divorced within the legal context of a given state, this does not affect the sacramental status. A person so legally divorced (and let us say the reasons are good, e.g., the spouse is sadistically cruel), said person is a "divorcee". The word itself does not imply remarriage. Catholic teaching entails two factors: 1. divorce and 2. remarriage of the person divorced. So, without more contextual information, I cannot say if Pope Francis knowingly gave a permissive pastoral answer, presuming Pope Francis knew that the divorcee was remarried, and, hence, he was explicitly ratifying that the said remarried woman's participation in the Eucharistic Sacrament is permissible according to His personal (i.e., Fr. Bergoglio) or His papal (i.e., Pope Francis) office as applied to a pastoral case. If Pope Francis is giving the permission papally, then he certainly is de facto deviating from traditional Catholic teaching. But, if merely a certain Fr. Bergoglio is extending permission, I am confused. Why? Confused because something is dissociative (split identities in one person) in the mind of Pope Francis. I find myself faced with another Francis-dot in the confused outline that the Pope is mediating of himself.
