“Divorce is a hard path, a long, circuitous journey that is not something you can control. You open the door and walk through it, thinking you will go to destination ‘x’ only to find out that it was just an illusion, that destination ‘x’ is only visible from inside the marriage and that once you Read more
Malta, one of the most Catholic countries in the world has approved the introduction of divorce. In the referendum the people voted by a majority of 54%, to allow couples to divorce after at least four years of separation; when ‘there is no reasonable hope’ of reconciliation. Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, who campaigned for a ‘No’ vote, said: “The Read more
Divorced Catholics should look elsewhere for God’s mercy, somewhere other than the Eucharist, the Head of the Vatican’s council for family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli told a conference for Latin American bishops. The Catholic Church welcomes those who are divorced and remarried, but, “mercy is inseparable from the truth,” he said. “Those who are divorced and Read more