AMORIS LAETITIA - MOST CONTROVERSIAL VATICAN DOCUMENT
“AMORIS LAETITIA” - THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL AND LONGEST DOCUMENT OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. Amoris Laetitia published by Pope Francis this year, its a document that hints to allow re-married and divorced Catholics the chance to receive the Holy Eucharist. This contradicts the early teachings that, contracted marriages after divorce and without annulment of the first marriage is adulterous, constituting a bar to reception of the Eucharist. When Pope Francis published Amoris Laetitia five months ago, it was predicted that the discussion of the document and its implications for Catholic teaching on marriage and the family would be lively and controversial. So it has turned out. The debate took a fresh turn last week with the publication of leaked letters between the Pope and the bishops of his native Argentina concerning the interpretation of a central point. Before looking at the contents of the leaked letters, it may be useful to refresh our memories abou...