text: "But nothing in Jesus' words or conduct demand that the sin involved in divorce and remarriage must be conceptualized as a sin that continues indefinitely, without the possibility of effective repentance."
  
  Yes. Not once in the Gospels is Jesus portrayed as expecting people to live perpetually with the consequences of old mistakes. He was always about going forward, not dwelling in the past. If the Church has nothing more to offer those with failed marriages than "Tough. You made your bed, now go lie in it," how can we seriously speak of being compassionate or merciful?
  
  Amoris Laetitia is nothing more than an attempt on the part of Pope Francis to deal with reality.