Why do Catholics see divorce as immoral? Is it because you can't abandon the partner you commited yourself to?

Answer 1

It is because, catholics believe that whoever united by God to be husband and wife, as one, must not separated by man. Marriage is sacred and must be respected. For those who are engage the blessing of matrimony, should be ready, there is unconditional love, acceptance, trust and dignity between the woman and the man. as the saying goes," marriage is not like super hot coffee that you can spit when your tongue is burned"
As you have said, it is a commitment. you already know youre committed then why you think of quitting? Divorce is to cancel marriage, thus to quit from commitment . After all, immorality stands to what majority think is wrong...it is still the person concerned has the final say...

Answer 2

I am Catholic, but I am not quite sure about the answer to your question. I think it has to do with the fact that the man and woman are married in Christ's name, and that is something that can't be ended by a divorce. It isn't that divorce is immoral, I kind of see it that divorce is not real, only a legal term. People cannot just decide to get divorce because they want to. When divorce become immoral is when people re-marry and have sex, because they are still married to the previous person. Of course, the Church can dissolve a marriage, which is really confusing. The way I understand it, when a marriage is dissolved, the marriage is viewed to have never been a real marriage. This could be either because one partner is sinful and not able to enter into a marriage in the name of Christ, or for other reasons.

Here is a place that really goes on to explain it in detail, if you really want to do some reading.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05054c.htm

Answer 3

Marriage is a Holy Sacrament; the spiritual bonding of a man and a woman made in the eyes of God.

Divorce is a mere legal procedure. It has no power to dissolve a bond forged in Holy Sacrament. While a legal divorce might mean something in terms of political law, God's Law transcends all earthly political law.

Therefore, when a divorced person begins dating another person, presumably to marry and "start over" again - all this is done in sin because the Sacramental Marital bond is still in place.

It is possible, even encouraged depending on the circumstances, for spouses to separate. Even though they may be living apart, they are still husband and wife via the marital bond.

Answer 4

Mal. 2:16 says: "For [God] has hated a divorcing." Also, Jesus said at Matt. 19:6: "What God has yoked together let no man put apart.”

However, the Catholic Church says that marriage is forever. The Bible does not say that. At Matt. 19:9, Jesus gave ONE scriptural reason for divorce. He said: "I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the ground of fornication, and marries another commits adultery.” Also, at Matt. 5:32, he said: "However, I say to you that everyone divorcing his wife, except on account of fornication, makes her a subject for adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery." Hence, Jesus’ words at Matthew 5:32 and 19:9 mean that the only divorce ground that actually severs the marriage bond is sexual infidelity on the part of one’s marriage mate. The follower of Christ may avail himself of that divorce provision if that is his desire, and such a divorce would free him to marry an eligible Christian.—1Co 7:39.

The Catholic Church does have a loophole to skirt around what Jesus said. That loophole is called an annulment. If a married couple wishes to obtain a divorce, a reason is conjured up to make it seem as though the marriage never legally took place. The Church is paid off, the annulment is approved, and then the marriage is dissolved. Everybody is happy. Jesus' words about divorce are then swept under the carpet.

Answer 5

tjwhittle is correct in that divorce is not immoral, just meaningless in its effect on a sacramental marriage. He is incorrect, though in stating that the Church dissolves a marriage through annulment. An annulment is a declaration that the two people had not entered into a valid marriage in the first place. There is no valid marriage to dissolve.

Answer 6

No.
Divorce is immoral also because it introduces disorder into the family and into society. This disorder brings grave harm to the deserted spouse, to children traumatized by the separation of their parents and often torn between them, and because of its contagious effect which makes it truly a plague on society.

Answer 7

No. It is because if these women get divorced they will be showing up at local bars and that causes more drinking and then more traffic accidents