Divorce Abound in Costa
Rica
According to Registro
Civil (Civil Registry)
1.761 couples filed for
divorced during the
first two months of the
year: 714 in January and
1.047 in February.
The information is only
of divorces that were
registered with the
Registro Civil, though
the actual number of
marriage breakdowns
could be much higher.
In 2007, the Registro
Civil reported a record
number of 10.926
divorces.
Monseñor José Francisco
Ulloa, president of the
Conferencia Episcopal of
the Catholic church,
said that the numbers
are worrisome and hard
challenge for the
church.
"It appears as if
marriages are disposable
or 'light'", said the
Monseñor.
The Monseñor assures
that the Catholic church
"understands and accepts
with love" the divorced
and is allowing
communion as long as
they continue single.
The Catholic church dows
not permit communion of
persons who after a
divorce, remarry by way
of a civil ceremony or
live common law.
The information from the
Registro Civil comes
days after Pope
Benedicto XVI said in
the Vatican that divorce
is the blame for serious
hard to human dignity. |
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