bishop philip egan of portsmouth, england, published a letter in the same month that "amoris laetitia" was released in which he observed, "what to me is new in "amoris laetitia" is the pope's application of the traditional distinction between mortal and venial sin to the many messy situations people find themselves in with regards to love, sexuality and relationships. for a mortal sin to be committed, three conditions are necessary: grave matter, full knowledge and full consent of the will (cf. catechism 1857)... some people are in messy situations through no real fault of their own, but through the actions of another. bearing all this in mind can help pastors and individuals find creative ways forward." bishop egan says, "does the pope say the divorced and civilly remarried may now be readmitted to holy communion? no. what he says is that instead they need a good priest to reach out to them, to accompany them, to help them discern their situation before the lord and to enable them to develop, to change and to take their proper place in the church’s life and mission."