German bishops eye guidelines for divorced Catholics to take Communion

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3. I will say this about annulments:

Sometimes a final decision depends on the luck of the draw; who knows, maybe even which way the wind's blowing that day. I guarantee that if you were married to a closet sociopath with enough political and financial clout, your chances might be somewhere between zip and nada for justice. That spouse might not care a whit about God or religion or anyone but himself or herself. Is that person allowed to stand between you and Holy Communion? I think not.

Technically I'm not out of line by anyone's interpretation yet because I never remarried for some odd reason. But if geriatric romance ever did blindside me, then I might raise a few hackles here and there. I know absolutely in my heart that my divorce was biblically justified.