Having child out of wedlock 'doesn't bar sacrament access'
Doctrine of the Faith's Prefect supports single mothers through the sacraments, addressing Dominican bishop's concerns
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Doctrine of the Faith's Prefect supports single mothers through the sacraments, addressing Dominican bishop's concerns
In a letter written in a pastoral tone, Card. Fernández clarifies that these women must "have access to the healing and consoling power of the sacraments."
The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith clarified to a bishop in the Dominican Republic that single mothers are not to be excluded from Holy Communion.
“There are priests who do not baptize the children of single mothers because (the children) were not conceived in the sanctity of marriage. They are the hypocrites of today,” Pope Francis once said.
The Vatican’s doctrine office published a letter on Thursday confirming that single mothers can receive Communion after going to confession.