Ok, so what is the official church teaching on this matter?
I could not care less which way they do it, I am just curious if it is something the Church forbids, if it is something the church upholds then what is the big deal to begin with.
If the Pope is doing something that has been taboo, why was it taboo?
Was the Church found by the Pope to be wrong? so he is righting it?
Then the Church was found not to be infallible wasn’t it?
Something or some one is or was fallible.
The couple was living in sin. They had to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Then "sin no more." THEN get married.
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I could not care less which way they do it, I am just curious if it is something the Church forbids, if it is something the church upholds then what is the big deal to begin with.
The Church forbids "living in sin." Always has; always will. If there were children born, they have no guilt.
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If the Pope is doing something that has been taboo, why was it taboo?
The Pope isn't doing anything taboo because the couple will go to confession first, separately of course, and not cohabit until they are married.
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Was the Church found by the Pope to be wrong? so he is righting it? Then the Church was found not to be infallible wasn’t it? Something or some one is or was fallible.
The Church did NOT fault the Pope because the couple went to the Sacrament of Reconciliation to have their sins forgiven, get absolution for their sins and do penance.
AND not live together or have sex until they are husband and wife.
The theory is that they OBEYED him and married in the state of grace. All is kopesthetic.
As Fr. Arthur McGowan commented in a previous response, there is no “taboo” here. These situation occur in every parish and are handled the same way. As long as the to-be-marrieds are eligible to marry each other, there’s no canonical impediment, and they are in a state of grace (having repented previous sins with a firm desire of amendment) they really can’t be denied marriage. None of these situations are, on the face of them, in violation of Canon Law.