Pope Francis urged Catholic Church members to embrace cohabiting couples and divorced people while also promoting marriage and traditional family structures.

During an audience with the academic community of the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for Marriage and Family Sciences, Francis addressed the complexities faced by people living outside the traditional bounds of marriage.

“The Church does not close the door to those who struggle on the path of faith, indeed, she throws the door wide open, because everyone ‘needs merciful and encouraging pastoral attention’ [Amoris Laetitia, 293],” the pope said Monday.

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