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Pope Francis approves amendments to solve personal status problems

Nader Shoukry

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Thursday ,10 September 2015

Pope Francis approves amendments to solve personal status problems

Pope Francis approved an amendment to the procedure prescribed by the Catholic church to invalidate marriages. Pope Francis approved an amendment to the procedure prescribed by the Catholic church to invalidate marriages. 

The new amendment that will be announced soon will accept new causes for marriage annulment including the absence of free will, psychological maturity and acceptance to have children. 
 
It is worth mentioning that the Catholic Church does not recognize divorce, and those who divorce and remarry are considered committing adultery.