Are You Catholic and Divorced? Share Your Experience

The Church of the Holy Innocents in Midtown Manhattan. Credit Christopher Gregory for The New York Times

SEPT. 12, 2014
By THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Roman Catholic Church faces a number of challenges as it seeks to respond to changing family configurations, and Pope Francis has signaled an openness to discussing at least some of those challenges. Among the issues most often raised by Catholic clergy members and laypeople are the church’s policies on divorce and remarriage. In an effort to better understand how Catholics experience their church’s teachings, New York Times journalists covering religion would like to hear from Catholics who have been divorced, and, in particular, from those who have remarried.

We invite you to share your story. Your name and comments may be published, but your contact information will not. A reporter or editor from The Times may follow up with you directly to learn more about your story.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/09/12/us/11catholic-callout.html?_r=0

There's a NYT survey at the link. Looks like they're getting background for next month's synod.