Catholic divorce expectations for moody folks

Cristina Odone, The Observer columnist and former editor of the Catholic Herald, said: 'This is a huge sea change. Here he is saying ... compassion is more important than dogma. It's an incredible change of the mood.'

But I hear him saying...

..the Pope said it was very important that annulment rulings emerge in a reasonable amount of time. Some couples who apply for annulments have to wait four or five years for a decision, meaning their lives as Catholics are essentially on hold.

Change of mood. The Vatican has a mood? Compassion is more important than
dogma? Now that would be odd. Dogma is compassion for the long haul.