Judy, That's not the way the Catholic Church works. The church teaches the indissolubility of marriage. Once marriage is entered validly and blessed by the church, the marriage cannot be broken. Therefore, divorce and remarriage are not recognized.
The only way a marriage can be dissolved is by proving that there never was a valid contract in the first place. That's where the canon law enters the picture. Either of the party has to prove to the church adjudicator that he or she was coerced into the marriage, or that the other party lied or did not disclose the truth before the marriage, such as none of the parties was married before to another person in a valid catholic marriage. But Pope Francis appears to be dancing around this subject in trying to make the church appear more accepting of those who are divorced. The conservatives in the church will fight tooth and nails with the Pope on this issue even to the point of a schism. But IMO, the Pope is testing out the waters of public opinion to see how the church members feel about the marriage rules in the current living conditions in the world. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : Or move to another diocese. This is just for the Philadelphia archdiocese, John. Did you read the article? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : Easier said than done. If this is the case, a lot of Catholics will leave the church. Philadelphia archbishop: Divorced Catholics must avoid sex https://www.yahoo.com/news/philadelphia-archbishop-divorced-catholics-must-avoid-sex-144533896.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/philadelphia-archbishop-divorced-catholics-must-avoid-sex-144533896.html Philadelphia archbishop: Divorced Catholics must avo... https://www.yahoo.com/news/philadelphia-archbishop-divorced-catholics-must-avoid-sex-144533896.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia is closing the door opened by Pope Francis to letting civilly remarried Catholics rec... View on www.yahoo.com https://www.yahoo.com/news/philadelphia-archbishop-divorced-catholics-must-avoid-sex-144533896.html Preview by Yahoo
