German church leader signals opening for divorcees
By Associated Press BERLIN — The new leader of Germany’s Roman Catholic bishops is signaling support for allowing some divorced but remarried Catholics to receive Communion after a “penitential period.” …More
By Associated Press
BERLIN — The new leader of Germany’s Roman Catholic bishops is signaling support for allowing some divorced but remarried Catholics to receive Communion after a “penitential period.”
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, who also sits on a panel that helps advise Pope Francis on Vatican reform, was elected Wednesday to head the German Bishops’ Conference.
Church teaching holds that unless their first marriage is annulled, remarried Catholics can’t receive Communion or other sacraments. The church is now discussing anew how to handle such cases.
In an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper released Saturday, Marx cited a prominent theologian’s proposal that “divorced people who recognize their failure can, after a penitential period, seek readmission to the sacraments.” He’s quoted as saying cardinals’ reactions were varied but he personally considers it “a viable path.”
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BERLIN — The new leader of Germany’s Roman Catholic bishops is signaling support for allowing some divorced but remarried Catholics to receive Communion after a “penitential period.”
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, who also sits on a panel that helps advise Pope Francis on Vatican reform, was elected Wednesday to head the German Bishops’ Conference.
Church teaching holds that unless their first marriage is annulled, remarried Catholics can’t receive Communion or other sacraments. The church is now discussing anew how to handle such cases.
In an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper released Saturday, Marx cited a prominent theologian’s proposal that “divorced people who recognize their failure can, after a penitential period, seek readmission to the sacraments.” He’s quoted as saying cardinals’ reactions were varied but he personally considers it “a viable path.”
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Malachi Ch.2 V. 10-16. <---That's the Word of the Lord, right there Bishop.
This is how the Lord views Marriage. He views it as a covenant, not just between two people, but of a People. Divorce destroys families and Nations. It dries up the stream of Grace God wants to give us, because the people break the covenant.
But hey, who is God to Judge?More
Malachi Ch.2 V. 10-16. <---That's the Word of the Lord, right there Bishop.
This is how the Lord views Marriage. He views it as a covenant, not just between two people, but of a People. Divorce destroys families and Nations. It dries up the stream of Grace God wants to give us, because the people break the covenant.
But hey, who is God to Judge?
This is how the Lord views Marriage. He views it as a covenant, not just between two people, but of a People. Divorce destroys families and Nations. It dries up the stream of Grace God wants to give us, because the people break the covenant.
But hey, who is God to Judge?