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Kampala-Married Catholic couples may soon find it easy to separate after Pope Francis I said separation may be ‘inevitable’ or ‘even morally necessary’ to protect the weaker spouse or small children. “Let us ask the Lord for a strong faith to see with his eyes the reality of family life, and for a deep love to approach all families with his merciful heart,” Francis said. According to media reports, the Pope, who made the statement Wednesday at a weekly general audience, has been making several family-related statements ahead of the October Synod, where Catholic Bishops will debate the issue of divorce. “The bishops will take up many issues, including how the church can be more welcoming to divorced Catholics who remarry without going through the church process that declares their first marriage null,” media sources observed. The Catholic Church is strict on divorce; however, recent developments indicate that there is a thrust by the Vatican to ease treatment those separated receive from the church. In Uganda, the most prominent Catholic to file for divorce was former Vice President Dr Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe, who wanted to separate from her late husband Eng Charles Kazibwe, whom she accused of adultery and battering her. The Kazibwe’s were wedded in 1983 and were blessed with five children, one of whom has since passed on. Eng Kazibwe died in August 2013.
