National Catholic Register, Regis Martin: There is a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, I am told, which is part of the Balkan Peninsula, called Široki-Brijeg, where no one in living memory has ever been divorced. About 30,000 souls inhabit the place, nearly … Continue reading
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Divorce and the Children
Good article here by Monsignor Pope. Read the whole piece. Community in Mission: Almost two decades ago, as a younger priest, I remember trying to save a marriage. Sadly, by the second counseling session I concluded that the couple really … Continue reading
CDF Upholds Law on Not Allowing Communion for Divorced Catholics
Catholic Culture: In a lengthy statement published in L’Osservatore Romano, the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) has strongly affirmed the Church’s teaching that Catholics who are divorced and remarried may not receive Communion. Following the … Continue reading
Pat Robertson Says Divorcing Spouse With Alzheimer’s Is OK
USA Today: Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson told his 700 Club viewers that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer’s is justifiable because the disease is “a kind of death.” More on this here.
Malta, Last European Bastion Against Divorce, Leaving Issue to Voters
CNA reports: Malta is the only European country that does not allow divorce. But this could change, depending on the outcome of a May 28 referendum in this tiny Mediterranean island nation of 408,000 people. Voters will decide the fate … Continue reading
Addressing Roman Rota Pope Stresses Bond of True Charity and Justice and Indissolubility of Valid Marriage
Catholic News Service: Charity without justice is “only a forgery because charity requires that objectivity that is typical of justice and which must not be confused with inhumane coldness,” the pope said. Read full article here.