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Endorses divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer's.

No stranger to controversy, broadcast evangelist Pat Robertson has offended even his own fans this time. The Christian leader veered from his faith’s anti-divorce views by telling a listener it would be OK to leave his Alzheimer’s-stricken wife as long as “she has custodial care and somebody looking after her,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Several listeners took to Christianity Today’s news blog to express their disgust and disappointment with Robertson’s comments.

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