DIVORCE AND AFTER Sta,—The Rev. Peter Wyld might find Dr.
Mandell Creighton less 'muddled' if he quoted him accurately. 'Desertion' for 'discretion' does slightly alter his meaning, I think !
I would make the point that seeking a divorce may be not so much a breach of marriage vows as a seeking of legal recognition that a breach has taken place already.
An ex-POW cannot, with the best intentions, 'have' or 'hold' a wife who has disappeared with somebody else.
But, of course, Mr. Wyld must be free to hold his views and act according to his conscience, especially if he thinks this eliminates muddle. Will he allow the same freedom to those who take the liberal view? There is little difference in the strength of the case that can be made for either opinion; precedents and learned and devout opinions are nicely shared.—Yours faithfully,
Ladywood Vicarage, Birmingham, 16
N. S. POWER
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