info on Jewish divorce (quite different from Catholic divorce, even if shockingly sexist) http://www.jewfaq.org/divorce.htm
--- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Joe Kennedy II's annulment of his first marriage was reversed 11 > years after the divorce, and he has since remarried. in the eyes of > the church he is still married to his first wife apparently. What is > the deal with Catholics and divorce? Jews have had divorce no > problem since the religion began as far as I can tell. Granted it > hasn't always been equitable between genders and there has to be > legitimate reasons, but it's better than it being completely > forbidden. Is it because if a divorced person remarries they are no > longer a virgin and therefore somehow sinful? Is it a sin to realize > after the fact that you married the wrong person or that you simply > grew apart? Annulment says the marriage was flawed from the > beginning. If you get divorced after 10 or 15 years that probably > wasn't the case. I apologize for my naivete, but I truly don't get > it. I guess because my religion's take is so totally different. > Jews are like, so you had sex with someone else before you met me. > That's cool, no problem. You filled out the official paperwork to > end it, that's all that matters. > > This is serious stuff--if you get a divorce but not an annulment in > Catholicism and you remarry you are basically committing bigamy > apparently. No sacraments, no communion, etc. Can someone please > enlighten me as to the underlying reason for this? Thank you. >
