Technically speaking the Catholic church is NOT following the Bible. At some point you must decide, WHO are YOU going to follow? Perfection or a fallible mortal?
Just pointing out the obvious minus the unbiblical rationalizations.
I was simply addressing the issue of Kerry, potentially being married to two women at the same time.
See, according to the state, he wan't (he got the divorce first, then got re-married)
According to the Church he wasn't (he was still married to his first wife at the time and thus simply shacking up with Teresa, so he is a sinner)
I have been mystified for years as to how the Catholic Church recognizes the dissolution of marriages many years old, with the issuance of children, and yet decree that "no marriage took place".
Problematically, the Catholic Church is currently recognizing "no fault" mechanisms for the declaration that no marriage took place. For example, if I didn't believe at the time I got married that my marriage would presuppose marital fidelity, then, no marriage took place....pretty thin rationalization, if you ask me.