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Are Catholics allowed to leave marriage in order to become a monk or nun?
From Roman Cholij's Priestly celibacy in patristics and in the history of the Church:
Although perhaps strange to our own modern ways of thinking, absolute marital continence was far from unknown or ...
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Are Catholics allowed to leave marriage in order to become a monk or nun?
First of all, there is a difference between a monk, or a nun, and a person in consecrated life more generally: monks and nuns belong to cloistered orders and don't generally go "out into the world", ...
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Are there reliable statistics about divorce rates in Christian churches?
While statistics for Christians are usually easy to establish, statistics for regular church-goers are much less reliable. This is partly because statisticians know that Americans frequently overstate ...
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Has a Pope ever encouraged separated or civilly-divorced spouses to strive toward reunion?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), issued by Pope John Paul II, says that reunion is the ideal that should be sought, if that is possible:
Yet there are some situations in which living ...
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According to traditional Catholicism, what is the spiritual solution for the divorcee who hasn't had their marriage annulled?
Let's start with a discussion of what the situation is, as the Church traditionally has seen and taught it:
The official teaching of the Church is that civil divorce is usually immoral in itself, but ...
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Is it possible to get a divorce (not an annulment) in the Catholic Church?
Valid, consummated marriages of the baptized are indissoluble.
Can. 1141 A marriage that is ratum et consummatum (ratified and consummated*) can be dissolved by no human power and by no cause, ...
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Catholic Church - What happens when a married couple will never have sex?
In the general case marriage requires consummation, but the Catholic Church allows an exception which is called a "Josephite Marriage." This is the kind of marriage that the Catholic Church believes ...
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Can a divorced aunt be a Catholic Godparent?
Being divorced may or may not be an impediment to being a godparent. It will in fact depend on several issues. Some divorcee are not at all guilty of any wrong doing within the marriage as may happen ...
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How do Filipino Catholics get a church annulment when their state marriage is valid, considering the Philippines doesn't have divorce?
They get a church annulment whithout a state annulment (or divorce).
It seems possible to get a church annulment without getting a state annulment before. You can recognize this by a new proposed ...
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Can a divorcee get married in a Catholic Church?
Both of the previous marriages of either a Prime Minister or an ordinary Catholic, would need to be found invalid by the Catholic Church.
The validity of marriage is determined by the following ...
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According to traditional Catholicism, what is the spiritual solution for the divorcee who hasn't had their marriage annulled?
The problem isn't the divorce, but the remarriage. If you simply get a divorce for a good reason, you are not in state of sin - although the divorce itself is a mortal sin.
The real problem is ...
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Why would God permit divorce because of Israel's "hardness of heart"?
The translation is not accurate. Original Greek says "is it lawful for a man to dismiss his wife?" Not divorce. The Pharisees would never ask "is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" as it is ...
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Does the Catholic church allow a previously divorced man to remarry?
The Catholic Church does not allow re-marriage (see Mt 19:6, Mk 10:9, Rom 7:2). The important question therefore becomes, "Was the first 'marriage' a true marriage?" If it was a true marriage, then ...
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Does the Catholic church allow a previously divorced man to remarry?
Sometimes.
Canon 1059 of the Code of Canon Law states:
Even if only one party is Catholic, the marriage of Catholics is governed not only by divine law but also by canon law, without prejudice to ...
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Is a prenuptial agreement permitted for a Catholic marriage?
No.
From the perspective of God and the Church, a validly contracted marriage is indissoluble, "till death do us part."
There can be conditions attached to the marriage contract (conditional ...
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What steps are involved in Catholic churches divorce investigation?
If you were a baptized Catholic at the time of your first marriage (or your putative wife was) and you did not have a dispensation from canonical form, the marriage is ordinarily invalid.
The total of ...
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How does the Anglican Church defend its legitimacy due to the circumstances of its founding?
Introduction
First we need to ask, what should legitimacy be based on? Should it be:
the approval of the England's parliament?
Catholic church canon law?
The will of the majority of the bishops?
The ...
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Do Jehovah's Witnesses allow remarriage after a divorce? Are there any consequences for the congregation member?
Do Jehovah's Witnesses allow a person to divorce and marry someone else? Yes, divorce is permitted but if it is not on based on scriptural grounds, they are not free to remarry:
We adhere to the ...
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Remarriage of divorced, where adultery doesn't occur until after the divorce?
In Catholicism, at least, both second "marriages" are invalid and are adulterous, as the "civil divorce" cannot actually dissolve the original marriage. CCC paragraph 2384 reads:
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Is Catholicism the only religion to uphold the indissolubility of marriage?
I feel that this question can be answered without a list. Honestly I learned throughout many leadership courses in the Navy that the only foolish question is the one that remains unasked. Therefore I ...
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Is a Catholic "blessing of a marriage" not a wedding?
"Blessing of a marriage", as explained by a canon lawyer and the staff of a Catholic parish, is a fairly standard laymen's term which can be used for one of two processes recognized by ...
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Denominations that interpret Matthew 5:32 & 19:9 as NOT permitting divorce in the case of adultery?
While I am aware of none which interpret the passage as referring to unlawful marriage as the Catholic Church does, there are a number of denominations which do not believe this passage grants ...
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According to Catholicism, is marrying a divorced woman a sin of continual adultery?
Yes it is a sin, provided the divorced person was truly married.
What is meant by “truly married”, you say?
In short it is when two people get married AND the outward appearances
of marriage do ...
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If Eastern Orthodoxy sees marriage as an eternal and unbreakable bond, why do they permit divorce?
First, it is important to give some context to the allowance in the Orthodox Church for remarriage. Subsequent marriages are always considered "penitential"; only the first marriage is considered to ...
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Can a divorced aunt be a Catholic Godparent?
Can. 874 CIC says: To be a Godparent, someone must
3/ be a Catholic who has been confirmed and has already received the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist and who leads a life of faith in keeping ...
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Is a prenuptial agreement permitted for a Catholic marriage?
Is a prenuptial agreement permitted for a Catholic marriage?
Generally speaking prenuptial agreements are frowned on. They may be permitted under certain circumstances and only with the permission of ...
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Do Jehovah’s Witnesses recognize marriage out of their religion?
Yes, Jehovah’s Witnesses recognise marriage between Witnesses and non-Witnesses. However, for a divorced Jehovah’s Witness man to remarry he must have divorced his wife on the grounds of her adultery....
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Catholics marrying after civil divorce
Yes, you can - as in it is possible - but you must consult with your pastor
So now, can you get a Church marriage done for the second marriage??
In my time in the RCIA ministry, I saw any number ...
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Catholic Church - What happens when a married couple will never have sex?
According to Catholicism, what happens when a married couple will never have sex?
As long as they wished to remain married, they shall be be considered as a married couple.
Or for some just reason ...
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