Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics has been a prominent theme in the run-up to the Synod on the Family. Here, a theologian identifies how the synod might re-imagine the concept of mercy for this group, and theologians in Africa, Latin America and Asia identify their priorities On the eve of the Synod on the Family there was a concerted attack by participants on Cardinal Walter Kasper’s proposal that Catholics who have been divorced and remarried might be admitted to Communion. Cardinal George Pell even suggested that this idea was dangerous, as it could only create false expectations. The battle ensued.Kasper and all the cardinals agree that to dissolve a validly contracted, sacramental marriage is simply not within the Church’s power. But, Kasper argues, mercy is