Death, job loss, divorce, multiple births and a broken marriage engagement all qualify for the break.

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"It's not because they are bad or uncaring families, but it's to do with geographical distance, marriage breakdown, multiple caring responsibilities and longer working hours, " he says.

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His 5-year marriage to Elin Nordegren collapsed in 2010 after multiple affairs came to light.

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The Foreign Secretary also dismissed reports that his marriage was in trouble, revealing that his wife Ffion has had multiple miscarriages, including one this summer.

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The experience of many Catholics is that this love in which God dwells can be found in multiple forms, all working towards the faithfulness and self-giving commitment to which the sacrament of marriage points.

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