Floyd Labuda: It has nothing to do with believing in divorce or not. Divorce is a known reality, it would pointless to not believe in its existence.The question is did he accept the doctrines of his Catholic faith? No he did not. Because if he had he would not have committed adultery, A married person has 3 choices 1) remained married and faithful to your partner. 2) If evidence shows that the marriage was not valid, have it annulled, leaving you free to marry. 3) Separate from your spouse and remain chaste until you or your spouse dies at which point the marriage is dissolved.Any other choice leads to adultery. Divorce is a legal action and is not recognized by the Catholic Church as the termination of a marriage which is a Sacrament established by Christ and civil law has no authority of the Sacraments....Show more
Joesph Smithmyer: The CC teaches there is no such thing as divorce. Any individual Catholic might disagree.
Sol Allphin: .No, although Orthodox! andAnglican faiths do.
Peggy Sandefer: He broke the covenant with his wife by being with Hepburn, whether or not he got divorced.
Dick Baumgarten: The Catholic Church believes that God does not recognize civil divorces. Jesus said, "Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate." (Mark 10:9)That said, there are many different circumstances that happen.For no good reason, one spouse leaves and divorces the other. This would be a sin to the spouse who left but not to the spouse who was abandoned.In an abusive relationship, a divorce may be necessary to protect the victimized spouse and children. This is not a sin and it may have been sinful to stay with the abusive spouse.Remember, this is only a civil divorce and, if there was a legitimate sacramental marriage, that marriage is still recognized by God and the Church.In all cases, whether there was a legitimate marriage to begin with is another matter and can be investigated for a declarati! on of nullity (an annulment).With love in Christ....Show more
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