Vatican City, 5 November 2014 (VIS) –
Before arriving in St. Peter's Square for the usual Wednesday morning
general audience, Pope Francis received in audience the participants
in the course on marriage organised by the Roman Rota, in the
Vatican's Paul VI Hall. The Pope commented that during the recent
Synod of Bishops, there had been discussions regarding the procedures
for annulment and the need to streamline them for reasons of justice.
Francis also spoke of the many people who wait for years for a
judgement to be reached. “Sometimes the procedures are very long
and difficult, which does not help matters, and people give up”.
The Pontiff emphasised the importance
of this type of course and the need to be careful to ensure that the
procedures do not become linked to economic interests, referring to
public scandals. He noted that during the Synod some proposals had
been made regarding the costs of the process. “When spiritual
interest is attached to economic interests, then it not a matter of
God”. He concluded, “The Mother Church has enough generosity to
be able to provide justice freely, as we are freely justified by
Jesus Christ. This point is important – these two issues must be
separate”.
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