JPII and B16 both allowed divorced and remarried to communion if....
Two great Popes have already given clear indications on conditions in which the divorced and remarried can receive communion:
John Paul II taught: Reconciliation in the sacrament of Penance which would open
the way to the Eucharist, can only be granted to those who, repenting of having
broken the sign of the Covenant and of fidelity to Christ, are sincerely ready to undertake a way of life
that is no longer in contradiction to the indissolubility of marriage. This
means, in practice, that when, for serious reasons, such as for example the
children's upbringing, a man and a woman cannot satisfy the obligation to
separate, they "take on themselves the duty to live in complete continence, that is, by abstinence from the acts
proper to married couples. (Familiaris Consortio 84)
- regular participation at Mass, albeit without receiving communion,
- listening to the word of God,
- eucharistic adoration,
- prayer,
- participation in the life of the community,
- honest dialogue with a priest or spiritual director,
- dedication to the life of charity,
- works of penance, and
- commitment to the education of their children."
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