Despicable

There is no other word for a self-professed Christian minister who places his own opinion above the clear teaching of the Word of God ... particularly in a matter such as this:

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson told his "700 Club" viewers that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer's is justifiable because the disease is "a kind of death."

During the portion of the show where the one-time Republican presidential candidate takes questions from viewers, Robertson was asked what advice a man should give to a friend who began seeing another woman after his wife started suffering from the incurable neurological disorder.
"I know it sounds cruel, but if he's going to do something, he should divorce her and start all over again, but make sure she has custodial care and somebody looking after her," Robertson said.
The chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network, which airs the "700 Club," said he wouldn't "put a guilt trip" on anyone who divorces a spouse who suffers from the illness, but added, "Get some ethicist besides me to give you the answer."

If he had only given the second part of the response and stopped at that... though he would still have been abdicating the opportunity to disciple.   We are all human and make mistakes.  Scripture, though, warns those who want to be teachers that they will be held to account.  This is but the latest example of this particular would-be shepherd found clearly wanting when it comes to "rightly handling the word of truth."  Giving aid and comfort to the 'culture of personal convenience' that has all but destroyed the fabric of society is simply unfathomable.

My mother-in-law (a non-believer) cared for her terminally ill husband for nearly two years as he battled cancer, including a period near the end where he was not very interactive with those around him.  That she understands the commitment of love better than Robertson should be a source of shame to him... if he has any left.