Posted on 03/05/2014 6:10:33 AM PST by marshmallow
In an interview with the National Catholic Register, the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has again tossed cold water on speculation about a change in Church teaching regarding Communion for Catholics who are divorced and remarried.
“The idea that doctrine can be separated from the pastoral practice of the Church has become prevalent in some circles,” observed Cardinal Gerhard Müller. “This is not, and never has been, the Catholic faith.”
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I would love to see the behind the scenes notes on this. Both on the build up of expectation and the most recent release.
But it is Lent, and I need to curb my curiosity.
Good news.
Considering what the Catholic Church does with annulment, the tough talk has no credibility.
You do not know what an annulment is. It is not divorce.
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