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A Great controversy must always leave its aftermath. Hence it is to be feared that recent discussions in and out of Parliament and Convocation will be found to have left in the minds of many the impression that somehow or other there is room for doubt as to what Christ really did teach on the subject of divorce. Indeed this is hardly to be wondered at when even the Archbishop of York declared that while "he personally was of opinion that marriage was dissoluble only by death" he yet acknowledged that others thought that adultery was a legitimate reason for divorce. And who can help feeling like Alice in Wonderland when he hears Lord Phillimore saying that "the Christian Church had taught that marriage was almost indissoluble until death"? The "almost" is piquant and delightful ! One would "almost" prefer the cynical frankness of the Lord Chancellor, who does not mince his words but says out plainly that "the arguments of those who oppose divorce are the whisperings of the abandoned superstitions of the Middle Ages." One is even tempted to a sneaking admiration of the Archbishop of Canterbury who-when challenged by the same Lord Chancellor to say whether the innocent party in a divorce committed adultery by re-marrying-answered with an emphatic "No !" At least we have here definite and consistent views.Still from all this a man logically concludes that there must be some reason why some hold that the innocent party should be free to re-marry and that adultery should be regarded by some as a legitimate ground for divorce

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