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[Adonia]

Adonia,

If two married Catholics are living in a separated or "divorced" state but are sexually continent, reception of Holy Communion is permissible.




However, after a "civil divorce" (and in the absence of a decree of nullity regarding their marriage) either individual is "re-married" (outside of the Church) and seeks to receive Holy Communion, such is not allowable due to the fact that such a person is, by participating in the conjugal act with someone other than his spouse, acting in an adulterous manner. And that is where clarity from the Pope is being sought with regard to the question of the appropriate application of Amoris Laetitia.

In Him,

Herbert

Yes i know concerning your first statement.

Yep, i agree clarity is the only thing being sought, so why does Pope Francis not answer any of the queries abot this? Several Bishops have written him earlier about this, and now the second letter by all these other folks. The faithful need an answer.

By the way, the program The World Over on EWTN has been doing some great reporting on this.

 

[Adonia]

Hello, Adonia-

It appears as though you're thinking of a situation involving Pope John XXII back in the 14th Century, not St. Pope John XXIII.

In Him,

Herbert

I stand corrected.

 

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