Question: Dear Father: I have read some of your articles and I still don’t understand why divorce is wrong. I would like you to give me more specific arguments. Thanks for your kindness. Response: Divorce is opposed to the indissolubility of marriage, which is a property of the institution of
Question: Does Jesus Christ teach that divorce is lawful at least in certain exceptional cases? How are Christ’s words in Matthew to be interpreted: ‘except in case of adultery’? Response: Matrimony is indissoluble by nature and by positive institution of God: by nature because without indissolubility the ends of marriage
Question: Father, I am going through a very difficult moment in my marriage, and I’m almost at the point of separating. Many other people get involved (such as my family and those of my husband) and they confuse us with their pressure and counsels, which are at times very contradictory.
Question Dear brothers, can one fall in love with a divorced person (who was married in the Church)? Could this be an authentic love or just a sentimental illusion? In the situation that I’m talking about, there are the following conditions: a) There is no sexual desire for the other
Question: I am married civilly, one day of these I went to confession and the Priest told me he could not absolve my sins until I changed, my question is: are people who fornicate not in the same sin? Why is it they can receive communion and not me? Was
Question: Father, a sister of mine has just divorced and has left her home with her four young children. My nephews are very hurt by the situation and do not understand what has happened with their parents. My question is: can their parents’ divorce have any effect on them? Answer:
Question: Dear Father: I would like to know if a marriage can be annulled by the Church or how you can obtain a permission from to be remarried by the Church Answer: The Church does not annul a validly performed and consummated marriage (i.e. when after the marriage ceremony it
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