Pope urges compassion for divorced Catholics who remarry
Thursday, August 6, 2015
NEW YORK -- Pope Francis' call Wednesday for a church of "open doors" that welcomes divorced Catholics prompted speculation over whether he was signaling support for easing the ban on Communion for couples who remarry without a church annulment.
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