Is catholisism still against divorce? Do catholics allows gays to take communion?

Answer 1

So, if I read the post above mine correctly, homosexuals can receive communion if they are celibate and have been celibate since their prior confession hence the communion?

That statement wreaks of hypocrisy.

If someone is homosexual (I have friends who are gay and are not celibate) what would the bonus of being celibate just to receive communion be? They have nothing to prove publicly to their friends or neighbors.

It is the reason that 99% of the homosexual people I know are atheist. They don't bother getting caught up in religious hypocrisy.

Answer 2

Yes Catholics are still "against" divorce, all religions are. You have to get your marriage annuled by the Church a legal divorce is not enough. Annulment requires alot of forms and conseling but annulment in allowed. You are not barred from communion for being divorced, you are just not allowed to remarry without an annulment.

Yes a homosexual can take communion. Someone is not barred from communion because they are homosexual, they are barred if they are committing "fornication" (hence reason for annulment in question 1) and not confessing it, this goes for straight or gay.

Answer 3

Yes, Catholicism is generally opposed to divorce, although with situations of domestic violence, the Church agrees that divorce is sometimes necessary for the safety of one spouse and any children in the marriage. This legal divorce, however, does not mean the spouses are automatically free to remarry. They would have to go through the annulment procedure to find out if they are or aren't.

Yes, Catholic people with same-sex attraction are most certainly allowed to receive Holy Communion, so long as they are not in a state of mortal sin. The same goes for Catholic people with heterosexual orientation.

Answer 4

God is still against divorce. Therefore, Catholicism is as well.

Anyone currently in a state of mortal sin should not receive Eucharist. This would include homosexuals who are currently, sexually active with the same sex. This would also include heterosexuals having sex outside of marriage, or married couples involved in adultery, people who support abortion...for an example. But the Church does not deny anyone Eucharist unless these sins are "publicly" known. But a true Catholic would not receive the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin because it is wrong and dangerous to their soul.

Homosexuals who are celibate and seek to follow the teachings of Christ and the Church, can receive Eucharist.

Answer 5

+ 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.

+ The Eucharist +

To receive First (or second or third) Communion people
+ must be baptized.
+ must have reached the use of reason.
+ must have sufficient knowledge and careful preparation so that they understand the mystery of Christ according to their capacity and are able to receive the body of Christ with faith and devotion.
+ must made sacramental confession (required for first time or when in mortal sin)
+ must not be in the state of mortal sin or excommunicated.

There are exceptions for people who are aged, ill, or in danger of death.

For more information, see:
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 1415: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt1art3.htm
and the Code of Cannon Law: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P39.HTM

+ Homosexuals +

Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity.

The Catholic Church believes there is nothing sinful about being homosexual. But homosexuals like all unmarried people are called to celibacy.

The Church specifically says that homosexuals "must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided."

Here is the text of the document, On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons (1986): http://www.newadvent.org/library/docs_df86ho.htm

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 2357-2359: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.htm#2357

+ With love in Christ.

Answer 6

Interestingly, the Catholic church may be against divorce, but they did not kick my father's wife out for previously getting divorced and then marrying my father, who had been divorced twice already and was not Catholic. All they did was require them to submit a long questionnaire thing that asked a lot of personal questions. They may be against it, but I don't think they excommunicate everyone who gets a divorce.

Answer 7

Yes we are still against divorce- a promise is a promise.

You can be gay and recieve Holy Communion, but you cannot have homosexual relations.

Answer 8

What are you say are they allowed to divorce the catholics

Answer 9

Catholics are still against divorce but you can get an annulment i believe it is tricky thougth they don't disown you for it thought and far as the communion i donno i know they don't approve of it and you cant marry you spouse

Answer 10

How can any religion not beagainst divorce ? When two people make a vow on their God's name to " forsake all others 'till death do us part ". Notice death , not divorce . To break a vow made on his name is like crapping on him .