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.
The procedure is the same whether or not there are children in the marriage. If a declaration of nullity is granted then the children are still considered legitimate and retain all legal rights (Canon 1137).
With love in Christ.
2007-09-10 17:53:35
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answer #1
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answered by imacatholic2 7
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The Catholic Church does not believe in divorce. This is because marriage is a sacrament, a union joined by God which no man can undo.
Anullments are declarations of nullity. This means that a determination was made after a careful investigation that no sacrament existed AT THE TIME THE MARRIGE BEGAN. This means there never was a marriage to begin with, freeing the persons involved to then marry each other or go their separate ways.
No, children born of a marriage later annulled are not illegitimate.
2007-09-13 16:18:17
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answer #2
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answered by Danny H 6
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The only reason for divorce, according to the bible, it is SHE cheats on him (but not if he cheats on her).
Not sure where the catholic church stands though, other than once an annulment is carried out by the catholic church, any children had during the marriage are now bastardized by the church.
2007-09-10 04:27:53
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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The church recognises all criminal marriages, as a manner to get married in a catholic church a individual married formerly has to: a million. practice the church a certificates of divorce if the marriage grow to be a non christian marriage (whether one or the two events have been catholic). so so a techniques as Sally andTom/Bob is in touch the church could prefer to make certain a certificates of divorce of the las vegas ceremony. for this reason Nicole grow to be allowed a Catholic marriage even nonetheless she did no longer have an annulment, however the article does not emphasise on the reality that she grow to be "divorced" from Tom. The church could have refused to marry her if she grow to be no longer divorced from Tom. (i've got been interior the comparable subject as Nicole, I had to coach a certificates of divorce because of the fact the Unitarian ceremony grow to be no longer seen christian). 2. If it grow to be a Christian marriage annulment is needed. Divorce won't be proper. there is record of denominations that the Catholic church considers christian, i think of Baptists, lutherans, presbyterians, eastern orthodox, coptic, methodist are some. normally all eastern orthodox and mainstream protestant. i think of it each and every of the denomination that settle for the trinity.
2016-11-14 20:41:35
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answered by bhupender 4
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According to the Bible, divorce is wrong and unacceptable.
The Church does not have the power to change the word of God. The Bible says marriage is sacred. A sacrament. That what God has joined together cannot be undone by man.
The Catholic Church, therefore, puts a lot of effort and emphasis on pre-marriage classes and preparation. Understanding what is required of each person in a marriage is important to staying married. Understanding what God expects of each person. The Catholic Church teaches that marriage is for life and that marriage be open to life (meaning no contraception). And...the divorce rate among Catholics who practice the true teachings of the Church...is ZERO!
2007-09-10 04:30:25
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answered by Misty 7
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Catholics have annullment, which is our version of divorce. Basically it means that the marriage never should have occurred in the first place. Someone who has had their marriage annulled is free to marry again within the Church. People that are divorced are generally not allowed to remarry in the Catholic church.
I'm not actually sure if adultery is valid grounds for an annullment.
2007-09-10 04:21:32
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answered by Anonymous
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2 scriptural reasons:
1) Adultery (according to Jesus)
2) A Christian who marries a non-Christian (according to St. Paul).
And, in either case, it is not considered a divorce. Catholics undergo investigation for an annulment. This states that the marriage sacrament never occured. It does not dissolve any bond, but state the bond never formed.
2007-09-10 04:21:01
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answer #7
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answered by Jay 6
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The only reason someone could remarry in the Catholic Church is if their spouse dies.
they can get divorced but they are not allowed to be remarried because if they do they are commiting adultery.
God does not recognise divorce and as such the person would need to stay in an unmarried state.
Many protestant churches ignore Jesus and Pauls teaching on this and let people slip into a state of perpetual adultery.
Protestant Churches just seem to make up whatever feels right to them and use an ambiguous bible to defend that.
2007-09-10 06:57:22
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes there is. My second cousin had to have her divorce granted also thru the church so that she could remarry. Her and her husband had been married for over 40 years.
Her husband and herself started to live "different" lives, IE spending time apart. He was at the bar almost 24/7 and drinking ALL the time. She was spending time with my Mom, her first cousin. They would go to the boat and gamble, on the weekends.
She, my second cousin, found out her husband was having an affair, she then filled for a divorce in the state where they live. It was granted. She had to petition the Catholic Church to do the same. It was granted! She has since remarried her childhood sweetheart that would ask her at the age of 10 to marry him! LOL Its sweet to watch older people in love! They are almost 70!
The church told her that if its biblical reason, IE cheating, then yes!
2007-09-10 04:24:43
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answered by PSYCHO DAISY MAE 5
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Catholic teaching and pastoral practice recognizes that there may be cases where a marriage cannot continue in an active way. Sometimes, out of tragic necessity, a civil divorce is the only "solution." In such cases the Church desires to minister to broken people, and so a divorce does not necessarily prevent a Catholic from receiving Holy Communion. It’s only when Catholics remarry in a civil setting without resolving the issue with the Church that the Eucharist cannot be given to them, because they are living in an objectively adulterous relationship. There may be many reasons that a man and woman cannot continue in an active marriage relationship. The Church requires that such a person not remarry without a full investigation by the Church, which may lead to a declaration of nullity of the marriage.
And mine cost $25.00 (for the person who typed in the $$$$$)
2007-09-10 04:20:46
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answered by SpiritRoaming 7
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