Few days ago, Pope Francis said that it sometimes 'morally necessary' for some families to split up, marking a significant change of tone in the Catholic Church's attitude to troubled marriages.
Speaking
at his weekly general audience in the Vatican City, Francis said 'there
are cases in which separation is inevitable' putting forward the
example of a need to protect a spouse or children.
Expanding
on the idea, the Pope said there are many families in 'irregular
situations' and the question should be how to best help them, not
condemn them, and 'how to accompany them so that the child does not
become daddy or mummy's hostage'.
The Pope's
message is designed to encourage greater compassion in the Church ahead
of a highly anticipated global meeting on family life in October.
'Sometimes,
it can even be morally necessary, when it's about shielding the weaker
spouse or young children from the more serious wounds caused by
intimidation and violence, humiliation and exploitation,' he said.
The
issue is likely to be addressed during the upcoming synod - a gathering
of bishops - on the family, which Francis hopes will help reconcile
Catholic thinking with the reality of 21st century life.
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