RELEVANCE OF AMORIS LAETITIA FOR THE DIVORCED AND REMARRIED IN THE CATHOLIC FAMILIES OF KERALA
Keywords:
Divorce and Remarriage, Formation of Conscience, Mercy, Pastoral Accompaniment, Pastoral DiscernmentAbstract
Increase in the number of divorce and remarriage makes the relevance of Amoris Laetitia very significant in the Catholic families of Kerala. The pastoral discernment proposed in Amoris Laetitia, asks the pastors to accompany and integrate the divorced and remarried. The Church in Kerala needs to implement Amoris Laetitia pastorally to welcome the divorced and remarried with due discernment. Reading the signs of the times, the pastoral care of the divorced and remarried as well as their children has to be addressed properly. Apart from the theological discussions, the authors suggest some concrete proposals that can implement Amoris Laetitia in the Kerala scenario. These proposals are more pastoral, practical and compassionate, which are in fact the ‗logic‘ of Amoris Laetitia.
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