Pope Francis: 'maintain and protect the marital bond' for the sake of the children [CWN]

[CWN_News]

Continuing his series of Wednesday reflections on the family, Pope Francis devoted his June 24 general audience to the wounds suffered in marriage and family life, especially the wounds …

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[FollowChrist34]

Continuing his series of Wednesday reflections on the family, Pope Francis devoted his June 24 general audience to the wounds suffered in marriage and family life, especially the wounds …

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Sounds good. But I just saw this (secular press):

Pope says it can be ‘morally necessary’ for couples to split
Pope Francis says it may be “morally necessary” for some families to split up, marking a change of tone in the Catholic Church’s attitude to troubled marriages

telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/the-pope/11697477/Pope-says-it-can-be-morally-necessary-for-couples-to-split.html

Not sure it means much, but interesting…

 

[Rosary_Dot_Com]

I was trying to post a thread to figure out what news sources are trustworthy to get the correct message Pope Francis is trying to convey (before it hits mainstream media filters) - but that thread was deleted.

Where can I get answers if I can ask a simple question like that on this forum?

 

[graciew]

I was trying to post a thread to figure out what news sources are trustworthy to get the correct message Pope Francis is trying to convey (before it hits mainstream media filters) - but that thread was deleted.

Where can I get answers if I can ask a simple question like that on this forum?

I ll share mine. I go to vatican.va which is the Vatican site. Also Vatican news. There you can find his homilies and speeches. Catholic.net works for me too.
There you have something to start with

 

[OraLabora]

Sounds good. But I just saw this (secular press):

telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/the-pope/11697477/Pope-says-it-can-be-morally-necessary-for-couples-to-split.html

Not sure it means much, but interesting…

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

2383 The separation of spouses while maintaining the marriage bond can be legitimate in certain cases provided for by canon law.176
If civil divorce remains the only possible way of ensuring certain legal rights, the care of the children, or the protection of inheritance, it can be tolerated and does not constitute a moral offense.

And the Code of Canon Law:

Can. 1151 Spouses have the duty and right to preserve conjugal living unless a legitimate cause excuses them.

Can. 1152 §1. Although it is earnestly recommended that a spouse, moved by Christian charity and concerned for the good of the family, not refuse forgiveness to an adulterous partner and not disrupt conjugal life, nevertheless, if the spouse did not condone the fault of the other expressly or tacitly, the spouse has the right to sever conjugal living unless the spouse consented to the adultery, gave cause for it, or also committed adultery.

§2. Tacit condonation exists if the innocent spouse has had marital relations voluntarily with the other spouse after having become certain of the adultery. It is presumed, moreover, if the spouse observed conjugal living for six months and did not make recourse to the ecclesiastical or civil authority.

§3. If the innocent spouse has severed conjugal living voluntarily, the spouse is to introduce a cause for separation within six months to the competent ecclesiastical authority which, after having investigated all the circumstances, is to consider carefully whether the innocent spouse can be moved to forgive the fault and not to prolong the separation permanently.

Can. 1153 §1. If either of the spouses causes grave mental or physical danger to the other spouse or to the offspring or otherwise renders common life too diYcult, that spouse gives the other a legitimate cause for leaving, either by decree of the local ordinary or even on his or her own authority if there is danger in delay.

§2. In all cases, when the cause for the separation ceases, conjugal living must be restored unless ecclesiastical authority has established otherwise.

Can. 1154 After the separation of the spouses has taken place, the adequate support and education of the children must always be suitably provided.

Can. 1155 The innocent spouse laudably can readmit the other spouse to conjugal life; in this case the innocent spouse renounces the right to separate.

What the Holy Father said about separating in extenuating circumstances, therefore, is nothing new.

 

[FollowChrist34]

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

And the Code of Canon Law:

What the Holy Father said about separating in extenuating circumstances, therefore, is nothing new.

Agreed, that is Catholic teaching and my personal view (for what it is worth). I am just noting these comments in terms in the larger context of the upcoming Synod. The secular press is tying these observations to the Synod issues; will others?