Is it true that if you get divorced and you are Catholic that you can receive communion until you are remarried or can you not take it at all after???
2006-11-28 03:09:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Catholic Church believes that God does not recognize civil divorces.
Jesus said, "Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate." (Mark 10:9)
However there may be hope of a declaration of nullity.
The term "annulment" is a misnomer because the Church does not undo or erase a marriage bond.
Rather the Church issues a declaration of nullity when 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 parties are free to marry for the first time.
Therefore a divorced person without a declaration of nullity would be committing adultery if they remarried and anyone living in adultery should not receive the Eucharist.
With love in Christ.
2006-11-28 17:10:52 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
J.P. said it best. If you divorce you can still receive Communion. If you remarry without an annulment, that is a mortal sin, and you cannot receive Holy Communion. If you get an annulment this make the marriage null, it was not a valid marriage to begin with. If the marriage is annulled then you are free to marry again, and Holy Communion is allowed.
God bless,
Stanbo
2006-11-28 03:25:15 · answer #2 · answered by Stanbo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
If the previous marriage was invalid and annulled you may partake in the eucharist if however the first marriage was valid you may not partake because you would be in mortal sin.
2006-11-28 03:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by Gods child 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Communion for Catholics is receiving the body of Christ not eating with other Christians. My god-father was ex-communicated from the Catholic Church for getting a divorce. At that point he stopped giving a rat's butt and did his own thing.
2006-11-28 03:16:02 · answer #4 · answered by Jadis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The church does not recognize the divorce if you were married in the church, so communion is still available, provided you are in a "state of grace." Marrying again makes you an adulterer, and makes you ineligilbe to receive the Eucharist. Unless you have obtained a church annulment of your previous marriage, which means it never happened!
2006-11-28 03:21:22 · answer #5 · answered by Dawn G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's an interesting question. Spiritually, you'd still be married, but if you were not married to another or dating another, I suppose technically you would still be potentially in grace. I'd think there'd need to be some effort though to reconcile.
Of course, this goes out the window if the divorce was for misrepresentation on the other party's part, domestic violence, or force or compulsion in the marriage. Then that could be annuled and remarriage would be allowed.
2006-11-28 03:12:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if you get an special decree from the Church. If they recognize your divorce. My Father took no communion for 35 years after his divorce from my Mom. Then he got a absolution I think its called.
2006-11-28 03:13:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard that rule. I know that in order to remarry, you must file for an annullment. But I don't think it has anything to do with communion.
2006-11-28 03:13:06 · answer #8 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is true.
It's one of many reasons I am not a Roman Catholic.
Refusing the Sacrament to any child of God is just wrong.
And the phrase is not "absolution" - it's called a "Sacramental Annulment"
2006-11-28 03:15:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
read the Bible and see what it says. communiun refers to eating with other Christians. so if you think you can't eat with Christians because of your divorce then live by yourself. is divorce wrong? if he cheats on you or is an unbeliever and leaves you then you are justified in divorcing.
2006-11-28 03:13:35 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋