Jesus was not soft on
divorce and Catholics should follow that lead, Cardinal George
Pell said Thursday as the extraordinary synod looking at family
issues continued its work.
"Many might wish that Jesus would be softer on divorce but
he was not," said Pell, who is the Vatican's prefect of the
secretariat for the economy.
"And I am with him," added Pell, who is Australian.
He was commenting on the first few days of meetings of the
synod that includes some 200 bishops from around the world
discussing issues related to the modern family, including
divorce, contraception and homosexuality.
Earlier in the week, some cardinals expressed support for
offering Communion to divorced Catholics in some circumstances.
Pell said he was concerned with the problems facing
families but that did not mean the Church should "soften or
dilute out teachings".
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