VOA慢速英語：教宗弗朗西斯簡化解除婚姻程序

Pope Francis has announced measures to reform the Roman Catholic Church's rules for annulling marriages.

教宗弗朗西斯已經(jīng)宣布采取措施來改革羅馬天主教會解除婚姻的規(guī)則。

Under the new rules, the annulment process will be faster. Pope Francis says the process should be completed within 45 days.

根據(jù)新規(guī)則，解除廢止婚姻的程序會更快。教宗弗朗西斯表示該程序應(yīng)在45天內(nèi)完成。

A Catholic bishop can act on an annulment request if a couple requests one or when neither side opposes it. Another reform removes automatic appeals after the first decision is made. Appeals, however, are still permitted.

如果夫妻雙方要求或者夫妻雙方都不反對，天主教主教可以批準(zhǔn)其解除廢止婚姻的請求。另一項改革是在做出第一個決定后，會撤消自動上訴。但仍然允許上訴。

FILE - Pope Francis waves as he leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic palace in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, Aug. 9, 2015.

The announcement comes after years ofcriticism of the annulment process. Critics have long said the process can be complex, costly and often unfair.

該聲明是在對解除廢止婚姻程序多年的批判基礎(chǔ)之上提出。批評者一直表示，解除婚姻的程序太復(fù)雜，需要付出昂貴代價并且通常是不公平的。

Critics say the current system is out of reach for many Roman Catholics, especially in poor countries. They note that such countries often lack marriage tribunals -- religious courts with the power to rule on marriage cases. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

批評人士表示，目前的程序?qū)υS多羅馬天主教徒而言是遙不可及的，尤其是在貧窮國家。他們指出這些國家往往缺乏婚姻法庭——宗教法庭擁有權(quán)力來裁決婚姻案件。

Roman Catholic teachings do not recognize divorce. The church has long criticized divorced Catholics. It says they have no right to end their marriage and later re-marry outside the church. Such individuals are barred from taking part in communion and other Christian ceremonies.

羅馬天主教教義不承認離婚。教會一直批評離婚的天主教徒。它聲稱，他們沒有權(quán)力結(jié)束他們的婚姻及以后在教堂外再婚。這樣的人被禁止參與交流及參加其他基督教儀式。

In the new document, the pope stated that marriage remains anindissoluble union. He also says the new rules are not meant to help end marriages, but to speed up the process so that Catholics can find justice.

在新文件中，教宗指出，婚姻仍然是一個牢不可破的聯(lián)盟。他還表示，新規(guī)則并不意味著幫助結(jié)束婚姻，而是要加快解除婚姻的進程，以使天主教徒可以找到正義。

There will be no cost for an annulment, except for the payment of the tribunal personnel.

除了向法庭工作人員支付費用外，解除婚姻將不再需要任何費用。

I'm Jonathan Evans.

我是喬納森·埃文斯。

Marsha James adapted this story for Learning English based on AP and VOA news reports. George Grow was the editor.

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Words in This Story

annulment – n. the act of cancelling something

divorce – n. the ending of a marriage

indissoluble – adj. impossible to destroy, break up or get rid of