 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
A Victorian cotton manufacturer who employed women in his mills might work them for such long hours and for such miserable wages that their health was ruined and their lives were filled with anguish, but if he made enough money, he was respected, and might become a member of Parliament. If, however, it became known that he had had sexual relations with some one among the women in his employ, he was regarded as a sinner, and public honours were not for him. ... There are in the Gospels two pronouncements on divorce: one forbidding it altogether, the other permitting it for adultery. The Catholic Church and the great majority of Anglican clergymen reject the more humane of these two pronouncements.
Source: 'Of co-operation' in: Mortals and Others; Bertrand Russell's American Essays, 1931-1935, v.1.
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‘The Catholic Church and the great majority of Anglican clergymen reject the more humane of these two pronouncements.' means that 'divorce is not granted even in cases of adultery’. The Catholic Church is probably a little more tolerant today, but it seems that the Catholic Church's 'intolerance' towards divorce has not changed much.