Pope Francis's original apostolic exhortation urges clergy to celebrate compassion,avoid judgement, and consider the complexity of individual situations before enforcing church doctrine.
Here to discuss: Joshua McElwee, and Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Reporter."This is a pretty significant pivot," said McElwee, comparing Pope Francis to previous papacies. We can no longer say people who live in irregular situations (like unmarried or divorced people) are in a state of moral sin, and he explained.@BrianLehrer this pop is different.lets accept change in the Catholic and the world because the world is changing.
April 8,2016
Caller, exasperated at Catholic church: "Moses didn’t recede up the mountain and come back and say thou shalt not utilize birth control or get divorced!"April 8, or 2016Let's be "less judgmental" towards divorced people and allow them to choose communion. That means more parishioners,after all.
April 8, 2016
Source: wnyc.org