ological ▁disag re ements ▁ ▁Am oris ▁la et it ia ▁and ▁the ▁commun ion ▁to ▁the ▁divor ced ▁and ▁civil ly ▁rem ar ried ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁the ological ▁level , ▁controvers y ▁arose ▁after ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁apost ol ic ▁ex h ort ation ▁Am oris ▁la et it ia , ▁especially ▁regarding ▁whether ▁the ▁ex h ort ation ▁had ▁changed ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ' s ▁sacr amental ▁discipline ▁concerning ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁sacr aments ▁of ▁Pen ance ▁and ▁the ▁E uchar ist ▁for ▁divor ced ▁cou ples ▁who ▁have ▁civil ly ▁rem ar ried . ▁Francis ▁had ▁written ▁that ▁ ▁" It ▁is ▁important ▁that ▁the ▁divor ced ▁who ▁have ▁entered ▁a ▁new ▁union ▁should ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁feel ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Church ." ▁He ▁called ▁not ▁for ▁" a ▁new ▁set ▁of ▁general ▁rules , ▁canonical ▁in ▁nature ▁and ▁applicable ▁to ▁all ▁cases ," ▁but ▁" a ▁responsible ▁personal ▁and ▁past oral ▁disc ern ment ▁of ▁particular ▁cases ." ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁say : ▁“ It ▁is ▁true ▁that ▁general ▁rules ▁set ▁forth ▁a ▁good ▁which ▁can ▁never ▁be ▁dis reg arded ▁or ▁neglect ed , ▁but ▁in ▁their ▁form ulation ▁they ▁cannot ▁provide ▁absolutely ▁for ▁all ▁particular ▁situations .” ▁ ▁Four ▁card inals ▁( R ay mond ▁Leo ▁Bur ke , ▁Carlo ▁C aff ar ra , ▁Walter ▁Brand m üller , ▁and ▁Jo achim ▁Me is ner ) ▁formally ▁asked ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁for ▁clar ifications , ▁particularly ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁giving ▁commun ion ▁to