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Gerhard Ludwig Müller

Catholic cardinal from Germany

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Jan 9, 2026

How do current Catholic Church rules (Canon Law and Catechism) address divorced and remarried Catholics receiving Communion?

Current Catholic teaching, reflected in Canon Law and the Catechism, distinguishes between being divorced and being divorced-and-remarried: a person whose legal divorce has ended a civil marriage but ...

Dec 8, 2025

What Vatican congregations or papal letters have clarified communion eligibility for civilly remarried Catholics?

Vatican teaching on Communion for Catholics who are civilly remarried centers on a longstanding rule that such persons “cannot receive Holy Communion as long as this situation persists,” a position re...