The pope warns that children of divorced couples can become

[theluellen]

Divorce never gets better for the children, never unless there is abuse. If there is abuse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, sexual abuse, verbal abuse then get out immediately.

[marcohorowitz8]

How come a sexually disfunctional elder pedophile virgin can tell couples how to raise their families??

[TenderTrap86]

@marcohorowitz8 Ok, first of all, how are you sure the Pope is sexually dysfuntional? I think this is just a really pathetic attempt to be cute. Also, the Pope had never even been accused by anybody of being a pedophile, besides the obvious losers on the internet. And, how do you know Papa Ratzinger is a virgin?

The Catholic Church believes in free will. The Pope isn't demanding families be this way, but rather considers that what is known as "traditional family life", to be the will of God.

[marcohorowitz8]

@TenderTrap86 no excuses for prejudice, sexism and homophobia. You've had your time, messed it up, now it's time for Reason. The Pope has always protected pedophiles within the vatican, you read the famous ''Magna Carta'', then we can talk properly, you are clearly ignorant about it. You will see that it's not us that are the losers!

[theluellen]

when the parents divorce, the father goes one way and the mother goes another way, splitting up the family. The child or children are then left unprotected and more apt to child molesters.

[eleminatus]

complete and utter crap! Divorce does effect children, but not to the presented extent. I would rather trust a psychologist then people who base their life on 3000 year book and believe in magic. Its like saying that gay couples can bring up only gay children. There are normal children with divorced parents and crazy children with married parents. There are many more factors involved. And come on, person who says condoms are evil lectures on how to raise kids?! really?!

[theluellen]

children of divorced parents, not withstanding divorce from an abusive relationship are more vunerable to being sexually molested. They are often pushed aside when the mother goes on to her new relationship. Many times children are abuse by the step parent. Divorce is very bad and then to make it worse, many people go on to divorce again and there is no stability in the family.

[eleminatus]

@theluellen children abuse is not caused by divorced. Its caused by molesters! If a a mother or father cant properly take care of their child in the first place, its no matter if they are married or divorced. They gonna do same mistakes in any case. Granted, its a bad family model for children. But taking into account other issues, it really appears milder. Besides, its not what you show the child that matters, its what you teach!

[xaralamb1]

@theluellen I agree. Thank god my husband and i try to resolved our differences lowering our ego's and selfishness for the sake of our child.

[cloudsurfer007]

The pope needs to discuss matters first with divorced people & their children before speaking on their behalf. B16 keeps looking backwards to the past rather than forwards to the future. The underlying issue which our society is struggling with is that the social contract between men and women is being renegotiated. Subjugation of women, a lack of political and economic rights, & family violence made the old system work. We cannot go back to the past. Society must evolve and religion with it

[bearbus4]

I truly believe the Pope discusses matters with thoses who are divorced and even now remarried and have children involved. When people answer the vocation of marriage they need to look forward to what marriage has to offer and what they can bring to it and always remember to keep their lives and their marriage centered around Our Lord Jesus Christ. God Bless.

[tjttzcspplt]

I fail to see what that has to do with divorce. Of all the people in our neighborhood, about two couples, including us have not been divorced at least once. It has nothing to do with what you descibed, and your proposal makes no sense to me. How is more divorce and not caring how your children are affected evolving? It is devolving us back into the stone ages. I think you've got it backwards.

[MGR1900]

@cloudsurfer007 Why? As if getting a divorce makes you more of an expert or smarter?

[mammyoriordan]

Thank God the Pope speaks the truth! We know it's the truth - it's common sense not pc that heals us. - Rene

[mammyoriordan]

In a world that has been fragmented by nonsense,  B16 brings a bit of "common sense" to guide us. - Blessings - Rene

[dom198013]

VERY true. It's been long since we've needed a priest who is helping to show what the true nature of our beautiful Catholic Faith truly represents. God bless Pope Benedict XVI.