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Monsinjur Mario Grech, Isqof ta' Għawdex.
25 Ottubru 2012
H. E. Mons. Mario
GRECH, Bishop of Gozo (MALTA)
As the Holy Father
observed in his opening homily of this Synod, marriage as a union of
faithful and indissoluble love between a man and a woman “is a
Gospel in itself, a Good News for the world of today”. He went on to
affirm that “marriage is called to be not only an object but a
subject of the new evangelization”.
While the Church will
continue to proclaim this Gospel of matrimony, we cannot neglect the
painful reality of many marriages that end badly.
Although recognizing
the difficulties, I believe that today it is fundamental to be
present as a Church in the life of many de facto couples or divorced
couples who wish to follow a path of faith along with the rest of
the Church. For de facto couples who feel the teaching of the
Magisterium as a weight on their heads and their hearts, and find
difficulties in reconciling themselves with the Church and perhaps
with God, having the Church walk alongside them is truly good news
for them. Experiences of this type demonstrate that “the Church is
close to those with a wounded heart”.
In spite of the fact
that they are not in perfect communion with the Church on account of
their irregularity, many of these people love and believe in the
Lord and in the Church. I would say that these couples hope today
for an “imperial message” from the Synod - an illuminating word such
as that pronounced by the Holy Father in Milan: “The problem of
divorced and remarried persons is one of the great sufferings of
today’s Church. And we do not have simple solutions... As regards
these people - as you have said - the Church loves them, but it is
important they should see and feel this love. I see here a great
task for a parish, a Catholic community, to do whatever is possible
to help them to feel loved and accepted, to feel that they are not
“excluded” even though they cannot receive absolution or the
Eucharist; they should see that, in this state too, they are fully a
part of the Church” (2 June 2012).
Ara l-intervent kollu tal-Isqof Mario Grech ⇨
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