Ratzinger, circa 1972, on Divorced & Remarried | National Catholic Reporter

Ratzinger, circa 1972, on Divorced & Remarried | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: Its amazing to me that none of our discussions of divorce compare modern divorce to the divorces Jesus mentioned in the Bible - which seem to have more familial involvement than today.  As for Ratzinger and those who argue now against change, it seems that their main motive for not changing is the belief that it would offend God and the Church.  Since God is not an Ogre who has a stake in this and its none of the Church's business either (and I doubt most parishioners care if the person in the communion line with them is divorced and remarried, the concern should be on the families left behind and how they feel.  This concern should start as soon as a couple stops going to Mass together. Its time to quit worrying about the rules and worry about the people.