A council of the French bishops’ conference says adult Catholic single people have been overlooked by the synod on the family.
The bishops’ Family and Society Council is preparing an analysis of the situation of adult Catholics who are neither married nor in religious life.
Bishop Luc Ravel, who founded a network for single Catholics, said the synod’s summary of family issues didn’t have one line on the single life.
“The singles question must not be left to shrinks and Internet sites,” he said.
Theologians studying the issue said the Church should not “absolutise states of life” and idealise marriage.
Rather, the Church should show understanding for those who choose the single life and comfort for those who would want a family, but do not succeed in founding one.
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