Rome - The Vatican, in response to growing expectations of many Roman Catholics, is likely to consider lifting the Church's ban on communion for divorcees, a senior cardinal was quoted Saturday as saying.
"It is a delicate issue which the Church will have to discuss, question and confront itself with," Spain's Cardinal Julian Herranz told Italy's La Repubblica daily.
The Church will take "into account the expectations, the many social, theological and human nuances linked to such an important issue," the cardinal said.
The paper reported that prior to his election Pope Benedict XVI himself had prepared a draft document on lifting the ban on divorcees receiving communion imposed by the Church, which does not recognize divorce.
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