So the paper I linked is biased...
BUT THE PRESS OFFICE OF THE VATICAN IS NOT?????
Don't be silly Mary...you're too smart for this.
Here's what you linked. It does NOT deny the call was made.
AND HOW MANY TIMES must this pope's remarks be ADJUSTED??
He says what he means...it's just too bad he says what he does!
T
he Holy See press office has now issued a statement, as follows (with emphasis added):
STATEMENT OF THE HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE
Vatican City, 24 April 2014 (VIS) – This morning the director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., issued the following statement:
“Several telephone calls have taken place in the context of Pope Francis’ personal pastoral relationships. Since they do not in any way form part of the Pope's public activities, no information is to be expected from the Holy See Press Office. That which has been communicated in relation to this matter, outside the scope of personal relationships, and the consequent media amplification, cannot be confirmed as reliable, and is a source of misunderstanding and confusion. Therefore, consequences relating to the teaching of the Church are not to be inferred from these occurrences”.
More from Ed Peters HERE.
UPDATE 1:
- It now appears that there has been some misreporting in the press.
- Among other things, it appears that the woman in question was not divorced, but her civil law husband was, instead.
- This still results in an invalid marriage, since she married him civilly
- The Holy See has apparently confirmed that the phone call took place, but has thus far refused to go into details about the conversation, stating that it was private.
- This leaves us with only the descriptions of the event by the woman and her husband, which are unverifiable.
Unverifiable?
Why didn't the pope announce the woman misrepresented their conversation?
Because it was correct.