Cardinal Donald Wuerl said Pope Francis's 2016 apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love) reaffirms Catholic teaching on marriage and the family while recognising the importance of accompanying people, especially in their difficulties.
The document also stresses that the Catholic Church must help them to form -- and live by -- their conscience guided by the truth of the Church's teachings, Washington's archbishop said.
Cardinal Wuerl made the remarks in a January 6 letter to the priests of the Washington Archdiocese.
