Reports that Pope told woman married to divorced man that taking The Catholic Church . Pope : England backing away , but if true , pope may signal softening on divorce rule . The defensiveness of the pope 's PR handlers hints of a cleanup . Some prelates have lobbied to relax rules barring divorced from sacraments . Schlumpf : Private conversation with Heidi Schlumpf does n't automatically change church teaching .
Reports that Pope told woman married to divorced man that taking The Catholic Church . Pope : England backing away , but if true , pope may signal softening on divorce rule . Some prelates have lobbied to relax rules barring divorced from sacraments . Schlumpf : Private conversation with Heidi Schlumpf does n't automatically change church teaching .