VATICAN CITY (CNS) Concerned at the slow pace of adopting his reforms of the marriage annulment process, Pope Francis has established a Vatican commission to encourage and verify progress in the dioceses of Italy.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Concerned at the slow pace of adopting his reforms of the marriage annulment process, Pope Francis has established a Vatican commission to encourage and verify progress in the dioceses of Italy.
Pope says money at root of opposition to marriage annulment reform
In September 2015 Pope Francis issued two documents seeking to make the annulment process as close to free as possible
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This handout photograph taken and released by The Vatican Press Office - The Vatican Media on January 29, 2021, shows Pope Francis (C) as he gives an audience to the Officials of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota, for the inauguration of the Judicial Year at the Sala Clementina in The Vatican. (Photo: Handout / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP)
The potential loss of money and authority are often at the heart of the opposition against reforming the Catholic Church s annulment process, Pope Francis said.
Pope says money at root of opposition to annulment reform
Pope says money at root of opposition to annulment reform
Pope Francis leads an audience with members of the Roman Rota, a Vatican tribunal handling mostly marriage cases, at the Vatican Jan. 29, 2021. The audience marked the start of the court s judicial year. The pope said the potential loss of money and authority were at the heart of the opposition against reforming the church s annulment process. (CNS photo/Vatican Media
By: Junno Arocho Esteves
Date: January 29, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) The potential loss of money and authority are often at the heart of the opposition against reforming the Catholic Church’s annulment process, Pope Francis said.