What is the divorce rate for Catholics?

Question

I would count Annullments in this number.

My wife informed me that the priest said that it was 20%. That just seemed low to me.

Answer 1

Well, for true Catholics, it would be pretty low.

For Catholics who are just Catholics because their parents were Catholics? I would say it the same as non-Catholics.

Why is ours lower? There are many reason,s but let me tell you. I tried that not-having-sex-until-married thing (it was my wife's idea, not mine) and let me tell you, it was worth it!

Think about it, I am the best she ever had, and she is the best I ever had! She had it bottled up for 23 years, then let it all out at once. If you have sex with multipe partners before marriage, then your wife might not be the best, and you are always out looking for strange.

Like us or don't, we've got a good thing going!

Answer 2

Annulment is totally different from divorce. Divorce is a civil decree which renders invalid a previously valid civil contract. Annulment is simply an investigation into the specific situation which existed at the time of the wedding, to determine whether all the requirements for a valid Christian marriage were present. If the investigation determines that all criteria for validity were present, then no annulment can be issued. What God has joined together no man must separate. If the necessary criteria for validity were not present at the time of the wedding ceremony, then an annulment may be issued, which does not change anything at all. It merely states what was true from the beginning, that the marriage was never a valid Christian union.

The "divorce rate" among Catholics is really irrelevant because, even though the Catholic Church does not recognize divorce, it still requires a couple to go through the motions of a divorce before it will consider an annulment investigation. This is to avoid the situation where the state still considers a couple married, but the Church has declared the same marriage null. We satisfy the requirements of the state first, which doesn't actually change a thing in the eyes of the Church. The couple is still considered validly married until such time as a marriage tribunal decides in favor of annulment, which may or may not happen. There are many Catholic couples who are "divorced" from the state's point of view, but who are in fact still validly married because the tribunal did not find valid grounds for annulment.

Answer 3

Of course you count annulments, silly. Divorce is divorce. That's the big confusion between Catholics and Non. A catholic annulment does not mean, as the legal version does, that the two were never married.

According to a 2004 survey done by the Barna Research Group about 25% of Catholics get divorced. With or without a subsequent annulment.

Statistically speaking, the divorce rate is dropping, nationwide. Folks on the street will tell you that the national rate is 50%. It's not. Back in the early 90s it topped out at about 47%. Now it's close to 40%

Answer 4

100%

Catholics have divorced themselves from God and the Bible. what was once the worldwide church of God, has bcum a system for leading ppl astray, for teachin gfalse doctrine, and distorting scripture.

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Answer 5

huh....I would think it would fall into the national average of 50%, here in the U.S....because of modern interpretation, but 3rd world countries would be very strict towards this.

Answer 6

Unfortunately, it is no different than most of society.

Peace!

Answer 7

zero. it's not allowed.

Answer 8

too high