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Cardinal Farrell reiterates support for 'Amoris laetitia'
In a recent interview, Cardinal Kevin Farrell offered his view of criticisms of the apostolic exhortation on love in the family, Amoris laetitia.
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Lamb wrote that Farrell's tasks as prefect include “the implementation of Amoris Laetitia.”
“From what I see from information that is coming to us from the conferences of bishops and lay groups involved in marriage and family life in different parts of the world, [Amoris laetitia] is very well received, overwhelmingly well received,” Farrell stated.
He did acknowledge that “there are some elements in the United States, on the continent of Africa, and some here in Europe - but not very strong” who have not received Amoris laetitia warmly.
“Cardinal Farrell said the teaching is clear: the Pope is opening a way for divorced and remarried Catholics to return to communion following a process of discernment and on a case-by-case basis,” Lamb wrote.
According to Farrell “It’s not just a question of going up to a priest and saying ‘can I receive communion?’ It is a process, a process that could take one year could take two years, could take three years. It depends on the people. Fundamentally, this is about encountering people where they are.”
Farrell told Lamb that those opposed to admitting the divorced-and-remarried to Communion say those people are “outside the Church for ever.”
“There’s no redemption whatsoever? None? You mean to tell me that Christ and Christ’s redemption didn’t work for those people? No.”
The cardinal called opposition to the pope's policy “an ideological conflict … deep down.”
Doesn't this fit under the church looking at ways to simplify, thus speed up, the process for getting an annulment. Seems like this would fit into that concept.