"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her."
Jesus.
Cordially,
Absolutely correct. But since he AND his second wife "were" received into the Catholic Church, there must be some circumstance (or circumstances) that wasn't mentioned in the article, as no priest or bishop would allow a person in such a state of mortal sin to be so received--not even to get a "high profile convert".
Believe me--the process for becoming a Roman Catholic is NOT a "rubber stamp". There is a LOT of discernment that has to go on as part of the RCIA process, both by the person entering the Church, and the RCIA team and priest who will be approving the entry.
From the article:
“There were tragic problems that were inherent to the marriage,” said Terry. “According to Catholic doctrine as it has been taught to me, those problems made it an invalid sacrament.”
“We didn’t stand much of a chance [of not becoming Catholic], with Pope John Paul II and Terri Schiavo praying for us,” said Randall’s wife Andrea, pointing to the photograph of Randall meeting the Pope.
Which implies that there was an annulment of his first marriage.