The divorce rate among Catholics is currently at its lowest in 50 years, with 26% of all American adults having divorced, and 20% of Catholics having done so. The coalition found that nominal Catholics are 5% less likely to divorce than non-religious persons, while Catholics who are actively practicing in their parishes are 31%. A quarter of American Catholic adults (25%) have been divorced themselves, and roughly a third (9% of all Catholic adults) are currently remarried. The divorce rate among Catholics is approximately 25%, with the earliest years of marriage being the riskiest. In 2022, Australia recorded the highest number of marriages on record, with 127,161 marriages registered in the country. According to Georgetown’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, 28% of Catholic marriages end in divorce, about 10% lower than the rate among Protestants. The U.S. divorce rate is at its lowest in 50 years, with 14 divorces for every 1,000 marriages. The average couple getting married today has more than a 75% chance of staying married, meaning that only about 1 in 4 recent marriages are likely to end in divorce. A record-high share of 40-year-olds in the U.S. have never been married, with 25% of 40-year-olds in the U.S. having never been married as of 2021.
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Can a Catholic man marry a divorced woman?
Can a Catholic marry a divorced non-Catholic? A Catholic may want to marry someone whose first marriage was outside the Church or in a non-Catholic church. Yes. To be married in the Catholic Church, the first marriage must be annulled. In today’s post, we’ll discuss this question in more detail. Read on for more. If you or your spouse need annulment preparation, contact Catholic Annulment – Second Chance today. All legal marriages are recognized by the Church. The Church recognizes all legal marriages. The Catholic Church views all legal marriages as valid, regardless of where they take place.
Which religion has the lowest divorce rate?
Religion doesn’t protect against divorce. Atheists, Catholics, and Lutherans have the lowest divorce rate in the United States, at 21%. It doesn’t matter if you’re religious or not. A marriage is more stable when both spouses believe the same things. When there are differences in religion or church attendance, the risk of divorce increases. But studies show that a wife’s religious beliefs matter more in marriage than her husband’s. Contact a Maryland Family Law Attorney today. Religion can bring couples together or tear them apart. They are more likely to divorce when they disagree on their beliefs. If you are divorcing over religion, the Columbia divorce lawyers at The Law Offices of Todd K. Mohink, P.A. can help. We’ll help you make the right decisions based on your religion and goals. Schedule a consultation by filling out the online form or calling 774-5987. We have two offices.
Can a divorced woman marry a Catholic man?
Can a Catholic marry a divorced non-Catholic? A Catholic may want to marry someone whose first marriage was outside the Church or in a non-Catholic church. Yes. To be married in the Catholic Church, the first marriage must be annulled. In today’s post, we’ll discuss this question in more detail. Read on for more. If you or your spouse need annulment preparation, contact Catholic Annulment – Second Chance today. All legal marriages are recognized by the Church. The Church recognizes all legal marriages. The Catholic Church views all legal marriages as valid, regardless of where they take place.
Which religion has the highest divorce rate?
These were grouped by Evangelical, Mainline, and Black Protestant groups. Evangelical Protestants had the highest divorce rate at 28%. Historically Black Protestants had a lower divorce rate of 9%. Protestant Christians have higher divorce rates than some other religious groups. This may be because Protestant denominations have different views on marriage and divorce. Some denominations are more open to divorce, while others are more traditional, making divorces less common. 2. Catholics: 19%. Pew Research Center data shows that 19% of Catholics surveyed were divorced.
What percent of Catholic couples get divorced?
34% How many Catholic marriages end in divorce? About 34% of American Catholics who have ever been married have divorced. Catholics who attend religious services every week have lower divorce rates. What is the Catholic Church’s view of divorce? How many Catholic marriages end in divorce? The Catholic annulment process Can a Catholic remarry after divorce? Can a divorced Catholic receive Holy Communion? How to tell your church community you’re getting divorced Life after divorce: Church involvement; Overcoming divorce-related guilt; Coping with the aftermath of divorce; FAQ; Divorce is hard. If your religion teaches against divorce, it can be harder. If you’re Catholic and going through a divorce, you can relate. The Catholic Church doesn’t encourage divorce, but it doesn’t turn away parishioners who have gone through it. If you are Catholic and thinking about getting divorced, you can do so. You can still be involved in your church.
What are the statistics on Catholic marriages?
53.9% of adult Catholics are married, 3.3% are separated, 6.4% are widowed, and 27.7% have never married. 8.7% of Catholic adults describe their current marital status as divorced. 20.7% of Catholic adults have experienced divorce. The average age of first marriage for Catholics is 24. In 2013, about 23,302 new petitions for marriage nullity were introduced in the United States. 23,591 marriage nullity processes were completed. About 21,079 cases resulted in a sentence of nullity. A decree of nullity is a church court’s decision that a marriage was not valid because something was missing.
What religion has the lowest divorce rates?
It’s hard to say which religion has the highest divorce rate. People who belong to religions that focus on traditional family structures and marriage are less likely to divorce than those with looser views. Christianity is the biggest religion in the United States. So, Catholic and Protestant divorces probably have a bigger impact on U.S. culture than those of smaller religious groups. There’s still a lot of research to be done on divorce in smaller religious groups, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Paganism. Because there are few people polled and a lot of error, it is hard to know if their religious beliefs affect divorce rates. There is more to learn about the relationship between religion and divorce. Religious beliefs affect couples’ feelings and actions towards divorce in many ways. When you compare divorce rates by religion, you can see that religions that practice strict, traditional beliefs have a lower divorce rate than those that don’t. Some studies show trends, but religion is just one factor in divorce. We still have a lot to learn about religion and divorce as the world changes.
What are Catholic views on divorce?
The Catholic Church doesn’t recognize divorce and views marriage as a lifelong commitment. If a marriage breaks down and there is no hope of reconciliation, one must get an annulment or separate.
Do Catholic marriages last longer?
A report from Georgetown’s Center for Applied Research says that 28% of Catholic marriages end in divorce, about 10% more than among Protestants. This is much lower than the national average. It is probably lower than non-religious marriages too.
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I’m not Catholic, but I admire how seriously marriage is treated in Catholicism. I think it would save a world of pain and heartbreak for many people if we all took the commitment of marriage that seriously. Too many people marry for the wrong reasons or without really thinking about what they are doing.
I’m Protestant, a Bible college graduate, and I’m seriously considering becoming catholic. I admire how seriously the Catholic Church takes marital and other moral ethics and I do believe in the literal presence of Christ in communion. I’ve heard a lot of negative talk about Catholicism in the Protestant community but I’ve been listening to a lot of Catholic apologetics to refute all the negativity the Catholic Church often receives. Ironically the same people who would bash Catholics are the ones on their second or third marriage or know someone who is in the Protestant community. I’ve enjoyed your articles very much.
I am divorced and received an ecclesiastical annulment because my ex-husband didn’t tell me he was gay. He was not faithful to me in our marriage and was emotionally and verbally abusive. Annulment was supported by several priests I know, and was granted about 18 months after I submitted my application (Covid interfered and added about 9 months to the process).
I am divorced. Our family went through annulment. If I am ever given the opportunity to marry again, I would not want to leave the Sacraments. I am grateful for the grace of staying close to my Faith. I still pray everyday for my kids and my former spouse that things will work themselves out. ❤ Thanks for covering this topic, Father Casey.
Being one who has gone through the annulment process. Fr. Casey, you did great in explaining. If only I had the capacity of having this knowledge in the previous relationship. Thanks to be God, that it was declared annulled, I am making sure to discern carefully this time. Hope future spouses watches this article or Bishop Robert Barron’s article on marriage. Really eye opener.
This is such a prescient article for me. My wife had an affair which I discovered, and she left me to be with her adulterous lover. I begged her to reconsider and not divorce me, but she insisted on it. She eventually told me I had to sign the papers or the judge would make a decree. Over two years after she told me she wanted the divorce, I relented and signed the papers. We were not married in the Catholic Church, but I recently completed RCIA and was confirmed in the Church and attend Mass regularly and partake in the sacraments. She is an avowed atheist and always has been. I know I came into the Church of my own free will, so I fully understood what it meant when I came into full Communion with the Church. Even though my wife committed adultery and forced the divorce upon me against my will, I am now forced into a life of celibacy unless I pursue an annulment. I am not going to lie, it is extremely difficult to contemplate living the rest of my life alone in the earthly sense (I always have my beloved Jesus and the Angels and Saints). It is a struggle every day. When priests take their vows, they know what they are signing up for. I guess I did too when I heeded the call to join the one true Church. But I definitely did not fully appreciate how hard it would be. Please pray for me. O my Jesus! Forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of Hell. Lead all Souls to Heaven, especially those who are in most need of Thy Mercy!
In the Philippines 🇵🇭, a mainly Catholic nation, it is still illegal to get a divorce. The Catholic Church in the Phillipines will have to go back to the Vatican in Rome to “annul” a Catholic Filipino marriage. The country of the Philippines 🇵🇭 is the last country in the world to still prohibit divorce. The second last was, as far as I know, was Malta 🇲🇹 ( in 2011)
Thank you for clarifying this. It probably will help a lot of people. I am a catholic and got married in the faith. When I became disabled and medically retired my husband left me for my best friend who i discovered he had been having an affair with for years. He was an alcoholic for many years and so could not support our children. Eventually I instigated a divorce. I was banned not only from all sacraments but from even going to mass or entering the church. I have never even thought about having another relationship; Yet he was allowed to marry his latest girlfriend in the same church. Since moving to another area where I was welcomed back into the church, I know realise that the decisions made where not Gods but mans. Anyone in the same position should seek out another parish and forgive the people involved. I understand now It is their will and not Gods that they are undertaking.
I think I have the same catechism! Great resources but it’s little bit hard to understand. I have traumatic brain injury a long time ago but it’s frustrating because I have aphasia. All kinds for this book, catechism! I got it 2022 December for Christmas, our lord and savior!!!! Thank you friar/priest!
This is very good topic. Modern knowledge of relationships can head off problems before they start. Mother Angelica knew the feeling of walking in on an argument, evidently she was not skilled in relationships! Which the Bible tells us what to do, not how to do it. But we have plenty of knowledge on relationships, social interactions, conflict resolution, etc. Just like eating swine when we have such a huge wide selection to choose from, where it’s a choice to eat a pig, not necessity as it was a 1/2 century ago and prior. Same with marriage, family life, etc.
Good article! I hadn’t considered that divorce without remarriage might not be a sin or incur excommunication. I worry a little that this might confuse separation and “no longer married,” though a charitable interpretation of what people mean by divorce could allow for the former. Keep up the good work!
My understanding is I can have what is called a secular divorce but under the eyes of God we’re still married and if I want to get married again one should see if the previous marriage can be annulled if it was lacking in some way. When my wife and I got married she had to have her previous marriage annulled and for reasons I won’t go into it fit into that category to be annulled. Once that was done we got married in the Church
My great aunt married and moved from Detroit to San Francisco, away from her family. He beat her, pretty much isolated her, and brought his mistress home and expected her to wait on both of them. Finally, my great grandfather and grandfather went out and brought her and her baby home. She was in her early 20’s. She lived to be 90. She never divorced him, never dated, and lived alone for the rest of her life. She married in the church. There was no chance of an annulment. It seemed a pretty grim life to me. I BTW married in the church and have been married for 45 years. We’ve gone through some very difficult times but never considered divorcing.
Thank you Father Casey. I converted to Catholicism when I was married in the US. I did grow up catholic here in Australia and even catholic high school. I assumed my marriage was great. I loved my husband and gave up a lot to come to Ohio. So when he ended it, as I found out later he had been cheating for 2 years. He sent me back to Western Australia. I had been in Ohio for 13 years. I had to rebuild my life over. I found my local parish and was enjoying it. This is until a sermon one Sunday talked about divorce. It was stated that the husband is free but the wife will always be committing adultery. I met with the priest for clarification, and was told this again. I’ve stayed away from the church for 8 years as I was made to feel horrible. My two grandkids are now in the local Catholic primary school. I found your website and Upon Friar review. It’s definitely been a sign from god to go back to church 🙏 so a very big thank you from Western Australia.
Hmm my great aunt was married for probably 40 years and was always a stay at home mom, when her husband announced that he had a girlfriend and he’d be moving in with her. They never got divorced but I absolutely think they should have. He never filed for divorce because then a judge would have awarded my great aunt 1/2 of his money plus spousal support for the rest of her life. She spent the rest of her life alone and with no money to do anything.
I received my Declaration of Nullity in 1987. My current spouse was also granted an Annulment from her first marriage the same year. We have been remarried in the Catholic Church for 35 years. The process in 1987 was very daunting. Pope Francis has made significant changes to this most misunderstood process in the Catholic Church. In our archdiocese, the Archbishop has told the Metropolitan Tribunal that all cases should be completed within 1 calendar year of their submittal. Thanks for this article, especially the part about receiving the Eucharist and other sacraments.
In a culture where everything is treated as disposable, it is nice to have institutions like the Roman Catholic Church, that remind us that certain things, like the bond of matrimony, should not be treated so flippantly. It comes as no surprise that as society has become so cavalier about the bond between a man and woman can also see human life, the very product of this bond, as nothing more than an inconvenience that can be discarded.
Father Casey, can you do a article about what this part in the creed means: He will come to judge the living and the dead. I have a catechist friend who thinks this means we’ll have two judgments. One personal and one as part of mankind. I don’t think that’s quite right. Please help us clear this up 😅 many thanks from Phoenix Arizona!
I’m a single man and I am in love with Jesus as His true follower and nothing on earth will make me leave Christ, for inasmuch as I spiritually experience Christ, I must one days see Him in his eternal glory. Jesus is my only prize and His Holy Name makes me cry so much, tears of joy and longing for Christ always. Christ is my only 🏆 prize!!!
It is quite interesting that in my country, even a legal marriage can only be annulled for a valid reason.\r Otherwise there is only the official divorce.\r For example:\r -One spouse was unconscious at the time of marriage or had a temporary mental disorder. This can be caused, for example, by heavy alcohol or drug consumption.\r – At the time of the marriage, one spouse did not know that it was a marriage.\r -A spouse was fraudulently deceived in order to enter into marriage. If the other spouse had known about this deception, he might not have entered into the marriage. However, this point does not apply to fraudulent financial circumstances. Basically, it is all about serious contagious diseases such as HIV or concealed impotence.\r -One spouse was forced into marriage by threats.\r -It was already agreed at the time of marriage that both spouses did not want to pursue their marital obligations. This is what is known as a sham marriage.\r ** Sounds almost like the rules of the Catholic Church, just more explicit
Okay, so I have a question… I got married young before I was religious, and it was literally a court room wedding with no fanfare. We literally just signed papers and went home. The reason for this was because I had just joined the Army and I was shipping out to basic training the next day. The military doesn’t consider “girlfriends” to be a thing. This was during the height of the Iraq war and if I got deployed (which I eventually did) I didn’t want her to be without support from the system. The eventual divorce was about as anti-climatic as well. 1.) Is that even a valid marriage as far as the catholic church is concerned? 2.) am I not saved if I remarry? (I wouldn’t even ask if it weren’t for there being someone I loved who I expressed my intent to out of a desire to do the right thing by God… but now I feel even more trapped than before) I have bad anxiety and scrupulosity and this stuff just tortures me to no end.
Sorry Fr. Casey Cole, but I’d like to have a bit of fun with this one. What about if, a person divorces, and then remarries, but the marriage is a “Josephine” (i.e. virginal) marriage? What if they marry, but choose to never consummate it, living instead like brother and sister? Would the remarriage still be sinful?
Even though I’m not Catholic, I wanted to comment that there is someone in my church who got divorced and likes judging people who aren’t married. He is seeing another woman, so arguably this is a sin and he shouldn’t be judging people who aren’t living in sin, just as Christ and most of the apostles were single and Paul teaches that marriage isn’t for everyone, perhaps he could learn something from this before being a judge of others.
I am Protestant. I am currently married. I was married twice before. I was married thru a justice of the peace the first 2 times. Which were short. I am married to my third wife. We were married through our pastor and church. My question is. If I was thinking of changing to become Catholic. Will there be a major issue to achieve that?
I am a convert and remarried my husband in 2019. We married at our baptist church and about two years later in 2021 became Catholic. He has had a mental breakdown at the begging of this year and ended up in jail. I waited fpr him to get out woth the hopes that we could figure out how to make our family work. He got out and is still very much out of his mind. He is not the same person he was. To make matters worse he is very angry at me and tells me we are not married. Right now i am worried for the safety of my boys because we do not know what je would do if he saw us. I have thought about divorce just so that I could have a custody agreement in place until he is willing to seek help. But I was not sure if that is allowed.
We take marriage extremely seriously in the LCMS church. No annulments. Just what the Bible teaches. I worked for the judicial vicar in college and rubber stamped annulments. I wouldn’t say the church takes it overly serious. It does depend on your diocese though. Just simpler to follow scripture in my opinion
Used to be episcopalian, where marriage/divorce/remarriage is just fine, along with homosexuality, and murder/abortion. The episcopal church of today basically completely ignores what the Bible says. Luckily, we found our way to the Catholic Church and are currently in the process of completing our annulments. It is definitely not a simple process and has taken over a year. Our Priest is really GREAT! Yes, we are openly living in sin, do not recieve the Eucharist yet, actually refrain from sexual intimacy, pending the annulments, and hope to be in full communion soon. Please pray for us. We decided to take Mary’s advice and simply, “Do whatever He tells you.” Thank God for the Catholic Church.
If the couple is wedded outside the CC, like in a Protestant/Anglican/Old Catholic/Orthodox/Assyrian Church, or in another religion, or in a civil ceremony, and the couple later joins the CC, does the CC treat their marriage like they were wedded in the CC? What if only the other spouse joins the CC?
My husband was raised in another faith, married & divorced before we met. It’s my first marriage. His ex has since passed away. Is he divorced or widowed or both? As a widower, is his marriage to me valid or would we have to remarry after her passing? Does it matter if he’s converted to Catholicism ? I actually have a lot of thoughts & questions about marriage. Including lack of children. We tried for years & we’re unable to conceive. I know procreation is not a singular reason for marriage, otherwise partnerships could theoretically be devolved at menopause but it is important. Children were something we both always wanted and we’ve raised my niece & fostered two other kids to “fill the void”. But really my question is if he might not be able to marry despite civil divorce until his first wife dies? Would that make the marriage valid or do vows need to be renewed? Does he remain connected to his first wife in the next stage? When he passes which of us would welcome him? In his former faith, he’s clearly locked into his first marriage forever. Death doesn’t part them.
so if you’re abandoned, your spouse leaves you, stops being catholic, moves on and wants nothing to do with you, is the abandoned spouse just suppose to remain faithful to that spouse? even if you did nothing wrong, trying to win back an ex when they aren’t interested is basically stalking, is the abandoned spouse just supposed to never move on and be happy?
I’m Catholic and not married but I feel the only time a marriage should be annulled is from adultery or unfaithfulness also I feel some couples divorce because they aren’t ready for marriage life, divorce is harsh on men a relative of mine is divorced while the former wife doesn’t need to pay child support. Ridiculous
I have a question for anyone with knowledge. I was baptised when i was 14 but not fully submerged, the priest poured water on my head 3 times is it a legitimate baptism or was it not enough water? Its a fear that i have had come up in my thoughts many times in my life and it kinda scares me as i want to be with God both in this life and when I enter his kingdom.
I could be wrong, but I imagine a secular marriage vs. the sacrament of a Catholic marriage are viewed differently. My dad was very abusive and addicted to alcohol. Once my parents divorced I didn’t want his name anymore. For over a decade my name has been legally changed… Yet, when I came back to the Catholic faith they still viewed me as my dad’s name… It was kind of enlightening to see how different the laws or rules worked. The U.S. government and even my social security card all have my legal name for over a decade. Yet, it wasn’t considered legal in the eyes of the Church until it was sent to the diocese for approval. The Catholic Church laws are interesting. I can see why someone like Martin Luther wanted to abolish the Catholic Church and Pope’s power/laws in order to avoid possible corruption (it should be noted that schism is often referred to as the work of the devil). I can also see the benefits of Canon Law in giving Catholics structure. This is random and I don’t know if they can, but I wish the Pope could add to Canon Law that: “Any adult who violates a child must also confess to their local authorities and apologize to the child and their family (a signed letter will suffice) within a reasonable timeframe as part of their penance in order to begin to complete the sacrament of their confession.”
Some will use this Scripture regarding marriage: New American Standard Bible Yet if the unbelieving one is leaving, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace. 1 Cor. 7:15. This verse can be interpreted that adultery is grounds for divorce, and that one can remarry. The problem is that the Church of the LORD Jesus Christ is not taking marriage seriously or working things out, not enough communication or patience. I have been married 38 years.
This is always a good teaching but as usual, when talking about divorce, it assumes the interested parties are Catholic to begin with and married in the Catholic Church within a Sacrament. What is seldom, if ever discussed, is mixed marriages, Catholics marrying Protestants who are divorced, Protestants who are divorced and marry someone who later converts to Catholicism, etc. Also what is not discussed is that Protestant who is married in their Baptist church, later gets divorced, and somehow is tethered to a Catholic Sacrament. The Catholic Church does recognize those marriages, that is understood. Presenters with such a large audience as Fr. Casey has, could expand on the topic as sometimes, often times, it’s either not addressed, not referenced, or not explained well and is even misunderstood at times by Parish Priests.
I have a few questions 1) If a married couple who was deemed annulled had children, would they have committed fornication? 2) marriage is for procreation, but can’t it be for plain love too? Not saying that married couples shouldn’t have children, since that’s God’s command, but i find it hard to understand why condoms are considered as a sin. I understand it does stop a life from coming into existence, but what if the couple cannot afford to have children, or if they already have children and aren’t ready for another one?
For all the people that said Catholic and Roman Catholic being one and the same I say this they are not one and the same I would rather say they are the same but a little different from each other so I consider it to be two different versions of the same religion just like Mormon and Fundamentalist Mormon being considered two different versions of the same religion.
What translation you are using in Matthew 19:9? The Greek text does not say, “unlawful.” The Greek word used is πορνεία; which always refers to sexual immorality. In Matthew 19:9, the man who “divorces his wife” is pictured as being married and then getting a divorce due to sexual sin. The divorce is permissible according to Jesus because the marriage covenant was broken through πορνεία (sexual immorality). It was a legitimate marriage before the immorality, and that marriage was ended via divorce. Annulment is not found in Matthew 19, or any other biblical text. In the end, to annul a marriage for anything other than sexual immorality (Matthew 19:9) or abandonment (1 Corinthians 7:15), is a sinful divorce that God hates (Malachi 2:16). Even if it is sanctioned by Rome.
For a Normaunds like myself Yes since your Papa in Rome and The Carolingians of Imperium Francorum agreed to certain terms with my ancestor Hrólfr Rögnvaldsson, that our heathen bastard children are eligible for legitimacy and our female children may become reine souveraine voiding the Salic Law as we Normaunds see fit for ourselves, we got Normaundie as our homeland, in return we converted to Christianity and changed our Norse given names for d’Oil Gallo-Roman Latin names which isn’t remotely Modern French and why Montague is really Rögnvaldsson changed to the parish name Montaigu-les-Bois of the original land granted
A mother can never not be that. A father can never sign a form and not be a dad. Parents are bound together by their children and by the procreative act. This is what the Church calls, “A natural marriage.” Even here, with a non-sacramental marriage, the bond is permanent however since people are not born well informed, non-sacramental marriages are generally granted an annulment. It might be crude and anti-catholic, but I go with the break it you bought it rule. Anyone can learn to get along and not be disgusting, unlovable, hell bound freaks. They simply have to desire to be better for the good of everyone. If they don’t, well, I can smell something burning already.
And Jesus said to them:… And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting. Matthew 19:29 OR WIFE ps – “Marriage” has more than one meaning. In the context of NT Scripture, “marriage” is between a male & a female. In the OT, “marriage” could be between a King (male) and a female and a female and… (700 X a female). (Shout out to my boy Sol.) In much of the West today, “marriage” doesn’t depend on the gender of the parties. So you probably be safer referring to “the sacrament of matrimony” than to “marriage” in making your aside. pps – I myself think of monastic life as “marriage.” Not between a religious & Jesus, but of the monks or nuns in the community. The vow of stability makes the covenant here.
If marriage is a sign of God’s love then my first marriage most definitely was not of God, unless God hates us and finds pleasure in abusing us. I knew I had a choice, either kill myself or divorce my abusive husband. I chose divorce. Killing myself would hurt my two boys and my parents, so I chose divorce. Now I am not Catholic because of all this. But at least I am still alive. There are other churches out there so I am Baptist now. God is happy with this.
I looked up the Matthew passage in different versions and in the original Greek and nowhere does it say “unless it is unlawful”. Rather it says that unfaithfulness is the only grounds for divorce. Whoever added that extra phrase in parentheses was probably looking for an excuse to allow divorce. Jesus didn’t say it and it is a grave sin to add words to the Holy Scriptures
I’m christened as a Catholic. I find the catholic church is a false sense of hope. I’ve known many Catholics who have divorced because a violent or bad financial corrupted husband. I prefer the high church protestant or eastern orthodoxy view marriage where you can divorce on 7 grounds. I personally wouldn’t get married in a catholic church despite being catholic. The current church has really abandoned its flock…
1 Timothy 2:5 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; \t\t \t\t1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. Romans 10:13 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life
I say with all due respect annulment is a man made thing that makes no sense at all. First off if a marriage could be made ‘void’ months_ /years later than that means nobody would ever know if they are married, because you or your spouse could just annull the whole thing at any point…that means your living in sin the whole time? Also 2 people take pre martial classes to assure its what they want, then make vows to each other and God in front of hundreds of witnesses. Legal certificates of marriage….then someone is going to say that never really happened??? Respectfully that concept make no sense. Marriage is for life, divorce and remarriage is adultery
Let’s be clear on this. Divorcees can receive communion just as homosexuals, murderers, or those who have had abortions can receive communion. I.e., they can’t be living in their past sins and must have previously confessed them and have been reconciled. In the case of divorce, if all else is in good order, they may receive. But if they are living with someone else while still married in the eyes of God, they may NOT receive. Saying “a divorced person may receive communion” is dangerous because of a high likelihood of the misinterpretation that it refers to a divorced person who is seeing someone else. We MUST be careful with our language.
Please, if you can read this. Do a article on pride month. Not hating on queer folk but to ask Christians to stop aggressively hating on gay people. To me it’s a shame that Christian’s have persecuted queer folk for centuries and now have tantrums when gay people simply exist. My heart and soul are exhausted by all the hate I see online. Especially when Christian’s are all sinners. Maybe you disagree with me so then nvm don’t address this issue. I just had to rant.