Pope Benedict has stated that he doesn’t want the Roman Catholic Church to recognise “irregular unions”, which means Catholics who get divorced and then remarry. He was speaking in an address to bishops at Lourdes, in France.

The church currently doesn’t recognise divorce, and the Pope has no intention of it ever doing so. If a couple divorce, as far as the church is concerned, they’re still married. Never let the truth get in the way of religion eh? If a couple remarry, and they want to remain active Catholics (for some reason) they can only do so, and receive communion, if they abstain from sex with their new partner.

Although bishops have lobbied for a change to the way the church perceives divorce, the Pope has decreed that there will be no change as the rules were laid down by Christ himself.

In a related, yet contradictory comment, from the Pope, he said that the church should make allowances for those who wish to conduct the original Latin mass in church.

Everyone has a place in the church. Every person, without exception, should be able to feel at home and never rejected.

Every person, without exception… that is unless you’re divorced of course. Nice one Pope, you’re a real hero.

Clive Bellmore