I am not just an Evangelical but a Born Again Christian. I pray to GOD, not some idol. I am not welcome in the Catholic church, I’m divorced. They would have rather I stay with an abusive man. I love my boys to much to stay with a man who wanted to beat them. Spent 10 years as a single mom until GOD put a good man in our path, who raised them like his own. I couldn’t even be buried in ‘hallowed’ ground according to the Catholic church.
The prohibition of divorce comes directly from Christ Himself. The Church can only abide by the rules of its Founder.
Catholic pray to God too. Please stop saying that Catholic pray to idols. We don’t.
We ask saints to PRAY for us.....that’s all.
Oh, bet you never asked anyone to pray for you....that would be idolatry (sarc off
1) Lie Number one: the Church has no problem with you getting a divorce, none. they do have a problem with you living in sin with a man you are not legally married to and engaging in fornication.
You could have gotten a cert of nullity and there would have no problem getting your second marriage recognized.
2) You knew he was abusive before you married him and you thought you could change him, or that it would be different after you were married.
3)You can be buried in Hallowed ground and you can even receive a Christian funeral in a Catholic Church. Chapter 11 Para 1183, subsection 3: In the prudent judgment of the local ordinary, ecclesiastical funerals can be granted to baptized persons who are enrolled in a non Catholic Church......
My three very best pieces of advice to you are first stop lying when Catholics keep Canon law books right next to the computer. Second Pony up the meager amount that it will cost you to get you first marriage examined and certified as null. Third get to confession and have your second marriage recognized by the Church.
Yeah this may sound nasty, but some times the truth is hard to hear.
Oh please lady. Stop misrepresenting the Church. If your relationship was abusive, you could have had a marriage annulement. It’s not only ridiculous but downright offensive that you would even say the Church would rather you stay in an abusive situation with your chldren being beaten.
Total dishonesty & a balatant misrepresentation of the Church.
GailA, this is not accurate. You could have left your husband in the Catholic Church and lived separate from him. As long as you remained chaste, you would be welcome in any Catholic Church and could receive Communion. However, your marriage was still viewed as a marriage bond since no man can put it asunder. You could have asked the Church to study your situation and perhaps they would have granted you an annulment- meaning study reveals that God was not part of your marriage vows because of some deep defect in one of you that prevented you from validly taking the vow.
Without the annulment, the Church would have to view your marriage as valid and your new relationship would be considered adultery. It would be for this public sin that you would be held accountable.
You may have been one of those Catholics who a) got bad advice, b) didn’t know too much about your Church, or c) did not like the rules when applied to you.
Whatever your reasons, your post about the Catholic Church’s position is not accurate.
usually in cases of abuse an annulment can be granted and your 2nd marriage would be licit if you should decide to come back home to the catholic church.