New priest praised Amoris Laetita in Homily today

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So today in mass our new priest praised Pope Francis and what he said about giving the eucharist to divorced and remarried couples who haven’t received an annulment. He said what people fail to understand is that Pope Francis may have been thinking about extreme circumstances where only a handful of people may be admitted to the sacraments again. The priest also said to remember that Jesus ate with tax collectors and if there’s one thing about Jesus is that He is always inviting people to Him, and Pope Francis had that in mind when he wrote Amoris Laetitia. I’m just stunned.
Am I the only one who thinks he’s wrong?
 
I just think AL goes against church teaching when it gives the OK to give communion to remarried people who haven’t gotten an annulment

Am I wrong for thinking this?
 
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He is 100% right.

Chapter 8 of AL is written to apply to a very narrow set of circumstances.

Those who wish to apply it to a broad group (whatever their motives) are just plan wrong.
 
Ah. My bad. I thought it was against church teaching to give it to anyone who hasn’t gotten an annulment yet and who is still married. Sorry
 
It is against church teaching to admit a person who had a valid first union and then divorced and remarried (unless they are living as brother and sister).

Chapter 8 of AL addresses complicated situations where validity of the first union is legitimately in question but cannot be or was not addressed by the annulment process or someone was somehow forced into or is stuck in a second marriage.

I’m glossing over a lot of detail. It’s best to read it for yourself. It’s not very long.
 
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but until a marriage is annulled it’s presumed valid, right?
 
Pope Francis outlines an approach for moving forward under difficult circumstances. His premise is that there are some situations that the annulment process cannot fairly judge.
 
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As I have said several times on these forums: Pope Francis’ premise is that there are some situations that cannot be accurately judged through the annulment process. Therefore, if a couple follows the process he suggests and if at the end of it the first marriage is not valid the couple should be able to receive (likely in private) and in accordance with guidelines set further by their Bishop.
 
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Familiaris Consortio still applies, Florida Catholic. There’s still a lot of questions about Amoris Laetitia – that was what the Dubia was for.


Many bishops and pastors have been using “primacy of conscience” to justify dissent from Church teaching for decades now. This is wrong. Regardless of what kind of wiggle room Pope Francis is trying to allow in this matter, people will absolutely abuse it.
 
I’m just kind of bleh about this new priest. My old priest was so orthodox and very devout
 
There is a difference between what AL says and what others want it to say or think that it says (and I am including the Dubia writers as well).

Yes, JPII reaffirmed the church’s practice regarding communion and the remarried at that time, but he did not definitively close the issue. AL builds on FC it does not tear it asunder.

AL is meant to be narrow not broad. It treats those special cases the JPII said needed to be treated with discernment. It charts a way forward through discernment to assessing the validity of a prior marriage or duress in a second marriage. AL does not allow people to toss aside the Church teaching and pass out communion to every person who demands it. These cases are meant to be dealt with very carefully and discreetly.
 
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So would it be wrong if I left this parish and went to a parish that was more conservative
 
I suggest you reread chapter 8. Pope Francis specifically discussed validity of prior marriages.

Like I said, there is what AL actually says and then there is what people want it to say ( as fits their motives).
 
well this parish isn’t even close to where I live anyway.
 
That’s strange, I know people who travel far to their parish and they get envelopes and everything. They’re not parishioners?
 
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So would it be wrong if I left this parish and went to a parish that was more conservative
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I don’t think so. I would do the same. My husband and I stopped attending our local parish and attend a more traditional church because the parish we left had a heterodox priest who at times said vulgar and rude things, had a terrible liturgy and was in a dreary building that looked like a gymnasium.
 
No, there are a few who think so. Since doctrine is not being changed, why not relax and pray for the man?
 
My friend has to be a parishioner. He got the parishioner discount when he got married and I know he travels far to his parish
 
OP, you know you can go to any Catholic church you want as long as it is in communion with Rome. I’m sure you also know you will find a variety of opinions on AL out there. I personally am happy to go with Team Pope on this one.
 
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