I doubt that this will happen. The media going astray? Even the Catholic source that you are quoting?
I hope you’re right, but if he wasn’t at least considering it, why would he be calling this synod, and why did he mention the practice of the Orthodox in regard to divorce and remarriage during a recent interview?
It seems to me that the practical effect of such a liberalization would be that people in unhappy marriages will consider this, essentially, as a fast track, de facto annulment. If one can receive communion after remarrying - why bother with an annulment?
This seems to me to be a kick in the teeth to those faithful spouses who have tried to make their marriages with unfaithful spouses work. If they do this, another effect will be to increase the rate of Catholic divorces.
Aside from the practical impact, how do they get around the Lord’s expressed words (e.g. Luke 16:18, Mark 10:12, Matthew 5:32) regarding anyone who divorces and remarries commits adultery? Are advocates suggesting that a marital blessing makes adultery okay?
Seems rather Jesuitical. Ooops...but, we do have a Jesuit for a pope. Still, I can’t imagine the pope, in the end, would approve this.