Catholics...do you beleive in divorce?

Answer 1

Being Catholic doesn't mean that one is numb to the outside world. One can be Catholic and not follow every doctrine of Catholicism to the letter and that's okay. Different denominations of Christianity expect different things. Most people pick and choose among those things using their own knowledge, life experience, financial ability and common sense.

As far as divorce goes, yes. As a Catholic I would neither expect someone to remain in an abusive marriage or a marriage that was brutally miserable nor would I expect that person to devote themselves to a life of lonliness after divorce. I don't believe that God wants us to be unhappy. How can a miserable person be a joy unto God?

Ironically many of the same Catholics who will tell you that you will rot in the pits of hell for divorcing/remarrying are the same Catholics who are using birth control pills claiming that its "for my health". Know who you are and know your God has your best interests at heart. If we didn't make mistakes then we wouldn't be expected to ask forgiveness for those mistakes, now would we? A bad marriage is a mistake and it is one that many people make. You live once. Don't let your days be marked by misery due to a simple mistake.

Answer 2

No. Catholics are not supposed to believe in divorce:

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 3

No. There is no divorce in the Catholic church. If you husbands beats you or something like that, you can seperate, but not divorce. You cant dissolve what God has binded. If your seperated you cant have a new boyfriend/girlfriend. Your still married jsut not living wiht your spouse.

The church will SOMETIMES (as in very rarely and only afer a LOT of consideration) give an annulment. This doesnt mean that the church "unmarried you" it means that the church proclaims that a sacramental marriage never took place. In other words if you were forced into your marriage or you only married to have a good sex life or something like that, then God did not bless the marriage, therefore you were never married. The church has the power to see where a marraige has taken place and has not. BUT annulments (like I said) rarely happen.

Answer 4

I believe in divorce and at the same time I believe in marriage. Some relationships don’t develop for a while and when they do, they are not always what we want for the rest of your lives. I’ve also found that church officials, especially priests, no nothing of the real problems a marriage can contain. All of their experience has been passively learned. Dr. Laura gives marriage advise on the radio based on a 2 minute sound byte from the callers. There is no way that she can fully understand the situations but is free with her very narrow minded advise. You are fortunate if there are no children are involved. Re-evaluate what you are looking for in a lifetime partner and make the right decision. You only have one lifetime, make the best of it.

Answer 5

Yes, I believe it exists. But I think when you take a vow infront of God, you should take that very seriously. When things get bad, and they do from time to time, you need to work it out. Compromise or someone has to simply give in. But if a spouse is physically abusive to you or the kids, and they won't seek help, then separation is needed and with some time they still don't seek help and change, then I think it's okay to get a divorce or annulment (in the church) because I don't think that God wants us to suffer that way and for a long time. But it is too easy to get a divorce nowadays and many get divorces for stupid reasons or one or both spouses are too selfish and egotistical to see themselves as being wrong in a matter and blame the other for everything. I think when you get married in the church, before God and witnesses, you have to take your vows seriously and work on your marriage everyday. But like I said before, there are situations when a divorce or annulment is necessary.

Answer 6

You can divorce...but you cannot remarry. the only time that a baptized couple can remarry after divorce is when a valid sacramental marriage never existed in the first place. For example, for a marriage to be contracted, the two parties must exchange valid matrimonial consent. If they do not, the marriage is null.

Answer 7

Under the right circumstances, yes

Answer 8

It depends in how much of a donation you are willing to give to the church.

Answer 9

no
dont get married if you know its not gonna work out

Answer 10

Yes, just not in re-marrige.