Remarried divorcees almost unanimously believe that after a personal
decision of conscience they should be allowed to receive communion,
according to a poll held in the German diocese of Würzburg.
They also believe that divorced church employees should not lose
their jobs if they remarry.
The majority also reject the idea of an
annulment.
The questionnaire sent to Catholic remarried divorcees was
accompanied by a letter from the Vicar-General of Würzburg, Fr Karl
Hillebrand.
The results of the poll, which received 120 responses, would
be passed to the bishops' conference, he said.
Those who rejected annulments emphasised that their former marriages
had been part of their lives and could not be deleted.
Many also
recalled Jesus' merciful behaviour to those who had failed.