Theologians, Commentators Livid At Pope’s Latest Comments
Kevin Daley
2:19 PM 06/17/2016
Pope Francis speaks to journalists on his flight back to Rome following a visit at the Moria refugee camp in the Greek island of Lesbos, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/ Filippo Monteforte/Pool Pope Francis speaks to journalists on his flight back to Rome following a visit at the Moria refugee camp in the Greek island of Lesbos, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/ Filippo Monteforte/Pool
Catholic theologians and commentators have expressed profound displeasure with Thursday remarks from Pope Francis in which he suggested most modern marriages are “invalid.”
“It’s provisional, and because of this the great majority of our sacramental marriages are null,” the pope said during a question and answer at the Diocese of Rome’s pastoral congress. “Because they say ‘yes, for the rest of my life!’ but they don’t know what they are saying. Because they have a different culture. They say it, they have good will, but they don’t know.” (RELATED: Pope Francis Says Most Modern Marriages Are ‘Invalid’)
Prominent Catholic commentators were quick to disparage the pope’s suggestion.
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