Fifty years ago few divorced persons were so brazen as to appear in any church. But like the horseless carriage, divorce has since become such a commonplace (16 out of every 100 U. S. marriages) that U. S. churches have changed their tune. Few officially allow their ministers to remarry divorced persons (save innocent parties in divorces for adultery) or admit them to Communion after remarriage. Unofficially, many U. S. churches allow both. Last week the relatively small (1,900,000 members) but influential Protestant Episcopal Church, which in law and practice has been among...
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