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To: Natural Law; metmom
Your opinion = irrelevancy.

It's not an opinion, it is fact. And what metmom said is truth, so get over it.

Hasn't their marriage been dissolved and they are free to marry another? Same outcome as anyone who seeks a divorce.

311 posted on 07/14/2012 3:41:50 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: presently no screen name

Scripture makes only one provision for divorce and that is adultery.

And even then, in most Evangelical churches, restoration and forgiveness is strongly encouraged. Nor do I know of any pastor who would marry a couple who claiims to be Christian and is either living together or got a divorce after a profession of faith.

An interesting thing I discovered. I have a relative who lives in Montreal and he told me that it’s an extremely strongly Catholic city and the cohabitation rate of couples is about the highest in the world. Since the church so strongly condemns divorce, couples don’t dare risk divorce and so cross the church, so instead they figure they’re in better shape by just living together.

The fruit of Catholicism.

And knowing the neighborhood so well, I ned to add this disclaimer that this relative was raised Catholic and at present has no church affliation and most certainly makes no claim to any Protestant affiliation.


313 posted on 07/14/2012 3:57:07 PM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slav)
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To: presently no screen name; metmom
"...get over it."

Whereas metmon's opinions are irrelevant yours are simply sophomoric. I get the distinct impression you post only to offend and provoke and that fact, reason and logic are not permitted to get in the way. I do hope you come to grips with what ever haunts and drives you and that you can somehow find a way to walk in charity and the fellowship of Christ.

FYI - an annulment does not dissolve a marriage. A finding of nullity establishes that the marriage never happened. Within Catholicism a marriage is a permanent creation, an institution that survives as long as both participants live. While the Church does not prohibit civil divorces for the divorced the sacramental marriage endures. Those civilly divorce are free to live apart but are not free to remarry or enter into another conjugal relationship as doing so is adultry.

315 posted on 07/14/2012 4:39:40 PM PDT by Natural Law (Jesus did not leave us a Bible, He left us a Church.)
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