text: Yes the word mercy has many meanings such as grace,and charity, and I am pleased you are cognizant of that fact.
  The request of my husband was a correct choice for him and nothing about it was in any way untoward. Pope Paul signed his release so that we could marry and continue to be the faithful Catholics we had always been and still are. Obviously this Pope understood human nature in these circumstances.
  In the parable of the Good Samaritan the man in the ditch who was harmed was shown MERCY by the man who aided him. This wounded man was not a sinner but a victim of an assault. 
  I hope your new year is filled with the joy of the Gospel, as that direction of thought makes our lives happier.