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8. Mai 2024 · A divorced Catholic shares seven things that the Church should know and do to support and understand divorced Catholics. Learn how divorce affects spirituality, marriage, forgiveness and happiness.
- Susan K. Rowland
- Marriage Is Natural and Supernatural
- Some Attempted Marriages Are Missing A Vital Property
- Remarriage Is Not Marriage
- We All Need Jesus, But Not on Our Own Terms
- The Four F’s of Authentic Marriage
- There Is Always A Remedy to Each Situation
- The Church On: Divorce
- The Church On: Separation
- The Church On: Remarriage
- The Church On: Annulment
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Did you know that one doesn’t even have to believe in God to validly contract marriage? God wrote the universal desire for and understanding of marriage directly into the hearts of mankind. Even atheists who freely desire to enter into a lifelong union of man and woman that is ordered to their mutual support, is exclusive, is permanent, and is open...
Both parties must have a reasonable understanding of what they are doing and who they are choosing, and they must be willing and able to commit to a permanent, exclusive relationship that is open to the gift of children. It sounds straightforward, and it is, but today the number of failed marriages points to two general causes of divorce. 1. The fi...
No one likes the world “adultery.” But that’s what results when people decide on their own, or with wrong counsel, to remarry civilly with no annulment of their prior marriage(s). It may not feel like adultery, especially when the first marriage was difficult and this time it is not. But truth is not about our feelings. Jesus did not come to abolis...
Some people who are divorced and remarried feel deeply rejected and even furious when they are told they cannot receive the Eucharist: “I need Jesus. Would he turn away the sinners?” But communion with the Lord is not to be grasped at; he is already present to everyone at any moment and denies his love to no one. The Church knows the spiritual dang...
If it’s authentic, it bears the mark of its maker. As such, a true marriage bond is distinguished by the same character of the way Jesus, the Bridegroom, loves us, his Bride. We look to the cross to see the fullness of this self-donating, life-giving love. Archbishop Fulton Sheen once explained that what was actually happening at Calvary was nuptia...
Some divorced people will live as single for the rest of their lives but can still find a rich, satisfying, and holy life. Others may hope for marriage again and seek annulment or convalidation. Convalidation is the process where, after getting the prior marriage(s) declared null, the civilly remarried couple freely contracts a valid new marriage. ...
“Divorce is a grave offense against the natural law. . . . Divorce does injury to the covenant of salvation, of which sacramental marriage is the sign. Contracting a new union, even if it is recognized by civil law, adds to the gravity of the rupture: the remarried spouse is then in a situation of public and permanent adultery: if a husband, separa...
“There are some situations in which living together becomes practically impossible for a variety of reasons. In such cases the Church permits the physical separation of the couple and their living apart. The spouses do not cease to be husband and wife before God and so are not free to contract a new union. . . . The best solution would be, if possi...
“If the divorced are remarried civilly, they find themselves in a situation that objectively contravenes God’s law. Consequently, they cannot receive Eucharistic communion if this situation persists. . . . Reconciliation through the sacrament of penance can be granted only to those who have repented for having violated the sign of the covenant and ...
“The (marital) consent must be an act of the will of each of the contracting parties, free of coercion or grave external fear. If this freedom is lacking the marriage is invalid” (CCC 1628). “For this reason . . . (or for other reasons that support a null bond) the Church, after an examination of the situation by the competent ecclesiastical tribun...
Learn what the Catholic Church teaches about marriage, divorce, annulment, and remarriage. Find out how to discern your situation and seek the Church's help and guidance.
17. Okt. 2023 · The former prefect of the DDF argues that the latest Vatican guidance on Amoris Laetitia represents a rupture with Church teaching and allows for schism. He challenges the authenticity of the document and calls for a new dubium on the issue.
- Solène Tadié
29. Juni 2018 · How can divorce be immoral and yet civil divorce be tolerated by the Church? Learn the distinction between divorce and civil divorce, and the conditions and intentions that matter for Catholics.
8. Apr. 2021 · Five years after the document was released, it remains controversial and open to diverse interpretations by bishops and theologians. It allows pastors to discern whether divorced and remarried Catholics can return to the Eucharist, depending on their situation and conscience.
24. März 2017 · Learn eight things you might not realize the Church teaches about divorce, such as its impossibility, adultery, and harm. Find out how the Church views divorce, remarriage, annulment, and separation in the light of Jesus' and Paul's teachings.
7. Sept. 2015 · The web page explores the Church's stance on divorce and remarriage, and offers prayers and reflections for the separated and divorced. It also discusses the upcoming Synod on the Family and the annulment process as ways to extend mercy and healing to those affected by divorce.
