Well, let's test that theory. In Matthew 19, Jesus' opponents -- priests and scribes, if I remember right -- came to him with a question about marriage.

One party to the discussion advocated making allowances for marriages ending in divorce, although there was debate over how wide those allowances should be.

The other party said no remarriage, no divorce, period.

Refresh my memory: who took the hard line? Who offered to make allowances?