Christian attitudes to divorce
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- Created on: 10-05-16 19:19
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- Christian attitudes to divorce
- Catholics - no divorce or re - marriage because marriage is a sacrament in which couples stay together until death do them part
- Jesus banned divorce in St Mark's gospel
- When people marry they make a covenant with God which cannot be broken without God's consent
- Marriage cannot be dissolved so it is not possible to gain a religious divorce
- If a Catholic remains married they cannot re- marry as this would make them a bigamist
- An annulment can take place if it can be proven that the marriage was not consummated (the couple did not have sex) or that the marriage was not a true Christian marriage
- Most Protestants and Orthodox Christians disapprove of divorce but believe if a marriage goes wrong and there is no chance of bringing it back together then divorce can be permitted
- God is always prepared to forgive sins
- Jesus allows divorce for adultery
- In certain situations the lesser of two evils must be done
- It is better to divorce than to live in hatred and quarrel all the time
- Catholics - no divorce or re - marriage because marriage is a sacrament in which couples stay together until death do them part
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