Even in cases of infidelity? I am refering to a very STRONG catholic.
2007-08-12 04:10:29 · 7 answers · asked by annynoumous 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
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.
With love in Christ.
2007-08-12 17:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Church does not believe in divorce. This is because the Church considers marriage a sacrament, a holy union joined by God. Therefore no man can undo what God has joined.
The Church does grant annulments. This is a declaration that the marriage sacrament never existed in the first. This is usually determined through an investigation by the Church in which several factors come into play to make the determination. If they find there was no sacrament, the two are free to marry at that point or go their separate ways; if they find there was a sacrament, then the two are considered married and cannot separate.
2007-08-12 13:09:22 · answer #2 · answered by Danny H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you are granted an annulment, you will not be permitted to marry again in a catholic church. They are pretty strict.... See below:
The Catholic Church presumes that marriages are valid, binding spouses for life. When couples do separate and divorce, therefore, the Church examines in detail their marriage to determine if, right from the start, some essential element was missing in their relationship. If that fact has been established, it means the spouses did not have the kind of marital link that binds them together for life. The Church then issues a declaration of nullity (an annulment) and both are free to marry again in the Catholic Church.
2007-08-12 04:23:06 · answer #3 · answered by NoTurningBackNow 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Catholic religion looks at both divorce and adultery the same way;a sin against God and his word. Unless the marriage ia annulled,a divorced person cannot remarry in a Catholic church or recieve any sacraments until so forgiven. Remember you can hide it from us on earth but God sees all
2007-08-12 04:23:26 · answer #4 · answered by Arthur W 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is time to rise up and throw off the chains of slavery imposed by the Roman Catholic Church.
The only logic they have is illogical. Take you case, you're not at fault yet if you divorce your spouse, even for infidelity, YOU can no longer receive the sacraments!
2007-08-12 04:18:28 · answer #5 · answered by rjrmpk 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It kind of sounds like you weren't even married in the Catholic Church? So, in that case, they don't care. They don't even believe that a marriage is real if you didn't do it in the Church.
2007-08-12 04:30:02 · answer #6 · answered by Dolyn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2 faced and outdated like a lot of their views i'm afraid.
you cannot apply their "rules" in todays society, lots of them are illogical to say the least, i guess it depends what perspective you are asking from if you are wanting a full answer
2007-08-12 04:26:19 · answer #7 · answered by ♠ Merlin ♠ 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋