VOA慢速英语:Pope’s Message on Family in Line with US Catholics

divorced – adj.  someone who has ended a marriage through a legal process

romantic – adj. relating to love between two people

conscience – n. the part of the mind that makes you aware of your actions as being either morally right or wrong

artificial birth control – n. pills or other devices that keep a woman from getting pregnant

abortion – n. a procedure to end a pregnancy

sin – n. act of wrongdoing according to religious or moral law

disappoint – v. to make someone unhappy

irregular – adj. not normal, or usual

survey – n. an activity in which many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to gather information about what most people do or think about something