ROME
Crux
John Allen
October 17, 2014
ROME – Heading into the 2014 Synod of Bishops on the family, the granddaddy of all controversial issues was the idea of allowing Catholics who divorce and remarry outside the church to return to communion.
After two eventful weeks, featuring at times intense debate, the only thing that can be said with certainty is that there simply is no consensus in the synod.
As a result, many sources say the most probable conclusion out of this gathering is that the idea needs further study, which is often a bureaucratic euphemism for saying we’re divided and don’t know what to do.
The Synod of Bishops is scheduled to take up its final report tomorrow, and it’s not clear when the text of the document will be released. Some predict Monday or Tuesday, while others think it may be delayed even further if there’s a significant chunk of “no” votes on critical passages.
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