What are some Catholic views on divorce?

Answer 1

For roman catholics divorce is not permitted. They believe that God actually binds the couple into one flesh when they marry, and so it is impossible to break. Marriage is sacred to them.

They also will not allow anyone in their church to marry a divorced person. if you do, you get kicked out.

However, they do allow annulment, which basically says that the marriage wasn't a true marriage, and you can dissolve it because it never really happened. you can only get a annulment if:

• it wasn't consumated (there was no sex)
• One person or both didn't fully know or understand what they were doing (under the influence of alcohol, mentally incapable etc)
• one person or both was forced into it
• One person know before the marriage that they never wanted kids, and the other did and didn't know this.

Answer 2

When a couple is married, they file 2 sets of paperwork: one with the State and one with the Church. The State recognizes marriage as a legal institution which means that a couple can file taxes jointly and have legal rights to children and property begotten from the marriage. If the couple wishes to later separate, the couple files a petition of Divorce with the State. This requires more paperwork and a fee. The Catholic Church recognizes marriage as a Holy Sacrament. According to www.newadvent.org, "Sacraments are outward signs of inward grace, instituted by Christ for our sanctification. ... According to the teaching of the Catholic Church, accepted today by many Episcopalians, the sacraments of the Christian dispensation are not mere signs; they do not merely signify Divine grace, but in virtue of their Divine institution, they cause that grace in the souls of men." There are 7 Catholic Sacraments: Baptism, Communion, Reconciliation, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick. In every sacrament Jesus is made present in special ways. According to Jim Auer of www.americancatholic.org, "In a sacramental marriage, the couple now have both the mission and the power to make Jesus present to each other, to their children, to anyone whom they touch as a couple and as a family. They're now a link, a channel of the risen Jesus to each other and to those around them." According to Mary & James Kenney (also of americancatholic), "Marriage differs from a legal contract in that it is an open-ended contract, "for better, for worse." They define Catholic marriage: "Marriage, as a Christian sacrament, is a lifelong and faithful union of a man and a woman mutually committed to sharing their life and love together. Modeled after and strengthened by God's own love for his people, it's an intimate partnership in which each person gives the other freedom to grow and which is directed toward bearing fruit." So, in laymen's terms, when a couple is "married" in a Catholic Church they as a couple receive a Holy Sacrament in which Jesus is present. Through the Sacrament, two become one, spiritually, emotionally, eccumenically, metaphorically, allegorically, etc. NOTHING can separate this holy bond except death. "What GOD has joined let no man divide." Because the two have been joined in Catholic marriage, adultery and polygamy are serious sins against one another and against God. When a couple files for LEGAL divorce, it DOES NOT resolve the Sacrament. That is why the Catholic Church does not recognize "divorce." Each member of a legally divorced couple is still "married" under Church law. If Annullment of the Sacrametal Marriage does not take place before one of the divorced persons are re-married, that person is performing an adulterous sin against his/her first marriage. Nullifying the Sacrament of Marriage is about as easy getting un-Baptized or quitting the Priesthood. It takes time, administration, paperwork, and (unfortunately) money. According to the Archbishop of the Boston Diocese, the Catholic Church loses millions of dollars every year on "Annulments" (or, Certificates of Nullity). The actual administrative cost of an Annulment is about $900. Typically, the couple pays for only about 1/2 of that cost, a price equal to or lower than the cost of a legal divorce. (www.divorcemag.com states that a legal divorce will cost between $700 and $1,100 for a simple, ie, uncontested divorce.) PS - Children begotten during marriage are NOT made bastards by an Annulment. (See wiki answers, "Does annulment make kids bastards?"

Answer 3

The Church of England teaches that a marriage is for life, but also recognises that some marriages sadly do fail and if this should happen, it has the structure to be available to help and sympathise for all involved. This is mainly due to the fact that Henry VIII wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. However, the Catholic Church would not allow him so he created the Church of England, where people were allowed to get divorced. Nobody has changed the rule since.

Answer 4

When you marry in a Catholic church there is no such thing as divorce, and marriage is life long as it is a sacrament that God gives to the couple. From the moment they are married, they are no longer two but one, which reflects the love and unity of Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, and His Church.

Answer 5

The Church of England teaches that marriage is for life. Its long-standing position until very recently has been to permit divorce but not remarriage since it is argued that in God's sight the couple are still married. However, in 2002 the synod of the Church passed a motion stating that in exceptional circumstances, a divorced person may marry again in church during the lifetime of a former spouse.

Laws covering divorce have always varied from one country to another. When Europe was predominately Catholic divorce was forbidden by the Church. England's Henry VIII changed that when his queen could not bear a son and he wanted another wife. He became the head of the Anglican Church of England and obtained his divorce. Church courts in Britain still retained the power to dissolve marriages. Later laws were changed so that divorce was granted by an Act of Parliament.

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Answer 6

Divorce is not recognized by the Catholic Church. Once a couple is married, they are considered married until 'death do them part.' Our Lord himself said, 'Any man who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery . . ."

Answer 7

It is usually discouraged but is allowed under canon law.

Answer 8

Anglicans do accept that divorce does happen, and there is no restrictions in the church regarding divorce. However, remarrying after divorce is only acceptable after certain circumstances.