Pope tells Catholic lawyers not to do divorce cases. (Around The World).Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Paweł II) born Karol Józef Wojtyła has called on Roman Catholic attorneys and judges not to be involved professionally with divorce cases. In a Jan. 28 speech to a church tribunal at the Vatican, the pope said, "We cannot surrender to the divorce mentality. When a couple encounters difficulties in their marriage, priests and other members of the faith must be united to help them positively resolve the crisis." Joaquin Navarro-Valls, the pope's spokesperson, described the comments as "an application of the general moral principle of not allowing us to cooperate with something that is evil." The announcement was roundly round·ly adv. 1. In the form of a circle or sphere. 2. With full force or vigor; thoroughly: applauded roundly; was roundly criticized. criticized throughout Italy. "I would rather be excommunicated than stop guaranteeing people the right to put an end to to destroy. - Fuller. See also: End extremely unhappy situations," an anonymous Catholic divorce lawyer Noun 1. divorce lawyer - a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while told The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times. Datamedia, a research group in Italy, said a survey of Italians reflected that 87.5 percent of the public disagreed with the pope on this issue. |
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