By John-Henry Westen
September 12, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – On Friday LifeSiteNews published leaked documents
showing for the first time the Pope’s own opinion on the matter of Holy
Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics who do not qualify for
annulment. The letter set off an explosion of comments since many held
that the Pope did not agree with the thesis of Cardinal Walter Kasper
which was that in certain cases Holy Communion could be administered for
such couples. Many comments suggested that the letter could not be
authentic.
Now, however, Vatican Radio has itself reported
the letter as authentic, including specifically in its most
controversial aspects – that of allowing communion to divorced and
remarried Catholics in some cases and that there is “no other
interpretation” other than that.
Says the Vatican Radio report: “Pope Francis has written a letter to
the bishops of the Buenos Aires region of Argentina, praising them for
their document which spells out ways in which priests should apply the
teachings of his apostolic exhortation ‘Amoris Laetitia’.”
The Vatican Radio report relates, as LifeSite reported Friday, that in the letter Pope Francis responded “to a document by the bishops entitled ‘Basic criteria for the application of chapter 8 of ‘Amoris Laetitia.’”
“That chapter focuses on the need to support and integrate divorcees
into the life of the Church, specifying that ‘in certain cases, this can
include the help of the sacraments,’” says the Vatican Radio report.
“Expressing his appreciation for the ‘pastoral charity’ contained in the
bishops’ document, Pope Francis insists 'there are no other
interpretations' of the apostolic exhortation which he wrote at the
conclusion of the two synods on the family in 2014 and 2015.”
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