Communion for the remarried isn’t new

SIR – In the hope of helping to heal the rift between those who follow the thinking of Pope Francis on Communion for the divorced and remarried, and those who spurn it, can I reveal that some years ago, in the pontificate of Paul VI, I attended a seminar on marriage at Upholland and found I was the only woman among some very delightful, pastoral priests.

During one lecture they were told that, as Pope Francis now says, priests, after examining the circumstances of individual couples, could allow them to receive Communion without an annulment. The joy among those pastoral priests at hearing this was very moving.