THE Synod of Bishops on the Family in October will, I hope, bring spiritual help to many families who find themselves in spiritual doldrums, some through no fault of their own.
Let us not forget that apart from love, God decided to take our human nature because of sin.
Let us focus more on the mercy and love of Jesus Christ than on man-made dogmas and rules.
Yes, God gave us the Ten Commandments to help us to worship him and to love our neighbours, but human frailty and weaknesses are real, emanating from original sin.
Thus our pope is showing empathy to those individuals who cannot access the sacraments because of sinful unions.
Pope Francis is always quoted as saying: “Who am I to judge?” Let mercy prevail and let these couples access the sacraments.
Samuel Solomon,
Johannesburg
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