RELIGION, SPIRITUALITE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    "A la rencontre avec le Saint-Père sont invités les fiancés qui ont déjà fréquenté ou qui suivent actuellement des parcours de préparation au mariage. Inscription avant le 30 janvier au bureau +Famille des diocèses+", précise le texte.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Le pape François a pris cette initiative inédite pour encourager l'institution du mariage, qui est en pleine crise dans l'Eglise, avec un grand nombre de divorces chez les catholiques.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   A plusieurs reprises, il a insisté sur l'importance des préparations au mariage. Il a aussi évoqué la question des mariages religieux contractés par convention sociale, appelant à une réflexion sur le sujet, notamment sur le point de savoir s'ils pourraient constituer parfois des cas de nullité.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ces thèmes, tout comme la question de la cohabitation hors mariage et des nouvelles réalités de couples (couples homosexuels) devraient être abordés par deux assemblées d'évêques sur la famille, fin 2014 et au premier semestre 2015.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (source : AFP)