Retired German Cardinal Walter Kasper, a theologian who has been searching for a new pastoral approach to divorced and remarried Catholics for more than 20 years, is scheduled to address the Feb. 20-21 meeting of the College of Cardinals in preparation for the Synod of Bishops on the family. Pope Francis has said that the Read more
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Catholics at odds with some Church teaching
Friday, February 14th, 2014
As Pope Francis reaches out to Catholics across the globe to re-energise the Catholic faith, the vast majority of Catholics, world-wide, disagree with Church teaching about contraception, divorce and abortion, but agree with traditional marriage. These are some of the findings of a world-wide poll commissioned in 12 countries, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Read more
Marriage guidance could save Britain billions
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
A British government-backed study calculates that every British Pound spent on marriage preparation courses could save the taxpayer up to £11.50. The report follows on estimates that broken relationships cost Britain between £20 – £44 billion annually and emphasises that when the social cost of separation is taken into account successful relationship initiatives could pay for themselves Read more
Pope calls for fresh approach to a generation that is changing
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
Pope Francis is asking the Catholic Church to re think the way it approaches a generation that does not fit the traditional family mould. Noting that the make-up of families is changing he in particular mentioned outreach to the children of gay couples, and divorced parents. “On an educational level, gay unions raise challenges for Read more
Woman files for divorce over the way her husband eats peas
Tuesday, January 7th, 2014A woman in Kuwait found the way her husband ate his peas to be such a “shocking sight” that she filed for divorce after they had only been married for a week. The woman decided that her husband’s habit of eating peas with bread instead of a fork was an issue that they could not Read more
German bishops continue with communion plan for divorcees. Bishops say CDF head is not the Pope
Saturday, January 4th, 2014
The leader of the German bishops’ conference has defended a plan by the prelates to offer Communion to divorced Catholics, saying he feels “strengthened” by Pope Francis on the matter despite opposition from the Vatican’s highest doctrinal official. Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, chairman of the German Episcopal Conference, says that in reflecting on the opposition to Read more
A sincere effort to heal the pain of divorce
Friday, December 20th, 2013
The German bishops are engaged in a dispute with the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith over allowing divorced and remarried Catholics to receive the Eucharist. The congregation’s prefect is repeating the well-trodden path of common Catholic practice – the only place for a married Catholic is in a sacramental marriage and the Read more
German bishops push reform to welcome divorced and remarried Catholics
Friday, November 29th, 2013Germany’s Roman Catholic bishops plan to push ahead with proposed reforms to reinstate divorced and remarried parishioners despite a warning from the Vatican’s top doctrinal official, according to a senior cleric. Stuttgart Bishop Gebhard Fuerst told a meeting of lay Catholics at the weekend that the bishops had already drafted reform guidelines and aimed to Read more
A truly Catholic consultation
Friday, November 15th, 2013
Most remarkable about the consultation regarding sex, marriage and family life, in which the Catholic Church has asked Catholics throughout the world to take part, is its brave implication that things have to change. One sentence in the official document accompanying the Vatican’s questionnaire is an example of this. As a result of the current Read more
Divorce and Remarriage: Germany’s bishops not happy with status quo
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
Germany’s bishops are distancing themselves from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith head, Archbishop Gerhard Muller’s defence of Catholic teaching on marriage. “We are going to see that the issue is completely discussed”, Archbishop of Munich, Cardinal Reinhard Marx told Germany Spiegal News. “The Prefect of the Congregation cannot end the discussion”, the Cardinal Archbishop Read more