Pope Francis has withdrawn a claim that most Catholic marriages can be considered invalid because people do not understand that sacramental marriage is a bond that binds them to another for life.
“We are living in a culture of the provisional,” he told participants in the Diocese of Rome’s annual pastoral conference.
Answering questions after giving a prepared talk, Pope Francis told the story of a bishop who said a university graduate came to him saying he wanted to be a priest, but only for 10 years.
