Commentary on 'irregular unions' should be required reading for all pastors

Commentary on 'irregular unions' should be required reading for all pastors: Distinctly Catholic: Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio's commentary on Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia, the contentious chapter that deals with ministering to those in "irregular unions," surprised me.

MGB: I would say that both sacramental unions and the concepts of order and disorder are human inventions.  The former is inspired while the latter is sophistry.  People fall in love on their own terms, not the terms of a celibate clergy and if they are not simply exploiting each other, there is no sin.  Indeed, even without a priest, they may be  sacramental or at least sacerdotal.   Should the Church minister to these people? Of course.  Do most of them care if this happens? No. Do they care at all what Cardinal Burke and his compatriots think? Definitely not. Does God care what Burke et al think? Not in the way Burke hopes He does. God cares that we treat each other with love, both in irregular unions and dealing with them.  God is with the lovers, not the accusers.  I hope the book helps priest sort themselves out on this, especially when families demand that their gay sons' marriage be blessed. It will be a trend none can stop.