why do you think catholic are not in favor of divorce they said it will destroy family relationship and most?

Question

important are the children they will live in a broken family .without there fathers or mother to guide them do you think catholics are right that divorce will destroy family relationship

i am a catholic

Answer 1

Divorce, and remarriage for that matter, are unbiblical:

Gen. 2:20-24 - we see that, from the beginning, husband and wife are joined together by God and become one body. A body cannot be dismembered and still live.

Mal. 2:16 - God says "I hate divorce." These are strong words from our Lord. Divorce and remarriage violates the sacred marital covenant between a husband and a wife that has been ordained by God.

Matt. 19:6 - Jesus makes it clear that it is God who joins the husband and wife together, according to His will. What God joins together cannot be dissolved because God's will is perfect and eternal.

Matt. 19:9; Mark 10:11-12; Luke 16:18 - Jesus says that whoever divorces and remarries another commits adultery. This is an offense against the natural law.

Rom. 7:2-3 - again, Paul reiterates Jesus' teaching that sacramental marriage followed by a divorce and remarriage is adultery. He who commits adultery destroys himself. (Prov. 6:23). Many Protestant denominations have rejected this teaching of Jesus and His Church.

1 Cor. 7:10-11 - once again, Paul gives Christ's teaching that married couples cannot divorce and remarry. This violates God's divine plan for the husband and wife.

Matt. 5:31-32 - the Lord permits divorce only for "porneia." This Greek word generally means unlawful sexual intercourse due to either blood relations (also called incest) or nonsacramental unions. The Lord does not permit divorce for "moicheia" (adultery). It is also important to note that in these cases, a marriage never existed in the first place, so the Lord is not actually permitting divorce, but a dissolution of the unlawful union.

Eph. 5:22-32 - Paul says that the sacramental union of husband and wife is the image of Christ and the Church. Just as Christ the Bridegroom and His Bride the Church are inseparable, so are a husband and wife also inseparable. A civil divorce cannot dissolve a sacramental marriage (between two baptized people).

1 Cor. 7:12-15 - these verses set forth what the Church calls the "Pauline privilege" - two unbaptized people marry, and afterwards one of the people is baptized. If the unbaptized person decides to leave the marriage, the Christian is free to remarry (because the first marriage was not sacramental, and a union between a baptized and an unbaptized person can jeopardize the baptized person's faith).

Ezra 10:1-14 - these verses support what the Church calls the "Petrine privilege" - a baptized person marries an unbaptized person. To save the baptized person’s faith from being jeopardized, the Pope may dissolve such a marriage pursuant to his binding and loosing authority.

Rev. 19:9 - the marital union of man and woman reflect Christ's union with the Church at the heavenly marriage supper. Just as Christ and the Church have become one flesh through the Eucharist and the union brings forth spiritual life for God's children, a man and a woman become one flesh and their union brings forth physical life for the Church. This union is indissoluble.

Answer 2

Catholics believe that God establishes the marriage bond in such a way that a marriage between baptized persons can never be dissolved.

In Mark 10:9, Jesus says, "Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate."

And Matthew 19:6 says when two people marry "they are no longer two, but one flesh."

Tearing this one new intimately joined person into two is spiritually impossible.

Therefore the Catholic Church believes that God does not recognize civil divorces.

However the Church can investigate the situation. If it discovers that the parties were not truly joined by God and hence a full spiritual sacramental marriage as understood by the Church was not present then the Church can issue a declaration of nullity.

This is sometimes mistakenly called an "annulment."

Then parties are then free to marry for the first time.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

I think the problem is people getting married for the wrong reasons and then bring children into their mistake. My parents got a divorce after thirty plus years of marriage and the only damage that was done to me and my siblings was while the were married. They waited too long. Kids should know the truth: the only broken home is a home were the two heads of household don't love and respect each other. If a marriage is really blessed by God, people wouldn't get divorced in the first place. Alot of my views conflict with the Bible, some say that doesn't make me a Christian.

Answer 4

They are against divorce because it is Biblical to do so. Here's the thing however; if the marriage wasn't blessed by God to begin with, it wasn't really a marriage, was it?

The way it is supposed to work is that two people make darn sure they are going to last a lifetime before they even make the commitment. Nowadays, anyone with a few dollars can go to the courthouse and sign up for marriage. And that is the part that is wrong.

I say that if you knew that you could not get divorced once you married this person, would you still do it?

Answer 5

I think the idea is that the possibility of divorce will cause people to get married without as much thought. But it's much better for the children to have divorced parents than parents who want to divorce but stay together for their religion or for the children. My parents divorced when I was eleven, and I turned out fine.

Answer 6

It simply has to be looked at case by case. Divorce is painful and should be generally avoided, but there are also many cases where divorce is the best solution and will cause the least pain and suffering for both parents and children.

Jesus Himself took some things on a case-by-case basis too.

Answer 7

There is an old saying, to judge peoples beliefs by what they do rather than what they say.

The most controversial poll that the Barna group released was one on divorce rates in the United States which was published in December 1999. Barna's research showed that conservative Christians had the highest divorce rate in the country while atheists had the lowest as sorted by religious adherence (or non-adherence). There was also a significant regional difference with those in the conservative South having the highest divorce rates while those in the liberal Northeast had the lowest as sorted by region. This caused a firestorm among conservative Christians as it directly contradiced the common wisdom regarding the faiths and regions that pride themseves on "family values" but Barna stood by his research, saying,

"While it may be alarming to discover that born again Christians are more likely than others to experience a divorce, that pattern has been in place for quite some time. Even more disturbing, perhaps, is that when those individuals experience a divorce many of them feel their community of faith provides rejection rather than support and healing. But the research also raises questions regarding the effectiveness of how churches minister to families. The ultimate responsibility for a marriage belongs to the husband and wife, but the high incidence of divorce within the Christian community challenges the idea that churches provide truly practical and life-changing support for marriages."

The Barna Group, is a market research firm specialising in studying non-profit organizations and Christian groups. The Barna Group is led by George Barna, George Barna leads seminars for church leaders, speaks at ministry conferences, has taught at seminaries, and has been a pastor. He has also written a number of books on contemporary Christian issues, with topics ranging from children to leadership.


Therefore it is clear that the best way to reduce divorce is to increase the number of atheists and to decrease the number of Christians.

That said, Catholics do have far fewer divorces than Protestants but Atheists have fewer yet.

Answer 8

Civil divorce by itself is not the problem. The problem occurs when remarriage takes place. In the Holy Scriptures we read:


""Haven't you read," he (Jesus) replied, "that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,' and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." ‘Why then,' they asked, ‘did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away' Jesus replied ‘Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.'" (Matthew 19:4-9, NIV)

"They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away." "It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law," Jesus replied. "But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.' ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."...'Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.'" (Mark 10:4-9, 11-12, NIV)

"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery." (Luke 16:18, NIV)

It is not the Church which does permit divorce it is God, who has revealed it through the mouth of His Son. This does not mean that a man and a woman must live together in an abusive relationship. The Church recognizes that there are situations where physical, emotional or spiritual harm may come to a partner if they remain under the same roof. The Church, in these cases, recommends and supports separation of bed and board for the individuals involved. This separation may even take the form of a civil divorce but remarriage is forbidden as they are still married in the eyes of God.

Answer 9

The religion is 2000yo, if they change the rules they look like fools. Flat earth, earth is the center, eat meat on Friday, women cover their heads. they have these fancy words in ceremony what god has joined let no man la de da la de da.
but you know violence and depression and cheating are the reasons for divorce so to hell with the church.

Answer 10

Family dynamics changed anyway! So what was the point of all the unhappiness getting to the right conclusion....a part time father (or mother) is better than a full time grouch.