Views on divorce and remarrriage
This mindmap shows the roman catholic, protestant and Jesus' teachings on divorce and remarriage.
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- Created on: 03-04-13 15:13
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- Views on Divorce and Remarriage
- Roman Catholic
- Divorce
- Remarriage
- Remarriage after divorce makes matters worse
- Those who remarry after divorce may not receive eucharist
- They are encouraged to attend mass and bring up their children as Christians
- Annulment
- The Church can grant an annulment in rare cases
- Examples: if the partner was forced into the marriage, or never intended to keep the vows
- Is a declaration that a true marriage never took place
- Partners are free to remarry
- The Church can grant an annulment in rare cases
- Protestant
- Some priests take the Roman Catholic view
- Others will not allow remarriage in church as long as the vows cannot be made twice
- But they offer a service of marriage blessing after a civil marriage ceremony
- Other priests adopt the protestant attitude
- Marriage is intended to be lifelong but people make mistakes
- Jesus' teaching is an ideal rather than a law
- Jesus was always willing to give people another chance
- They will allow remarriage in church of people who have been divorced
- Jesus' teaching
- His teachings about marriage are recorded in two gospels
- Matthew says Jesus accepted remarriage if one partner had been unfaithful
- Mark says remarriage was adultery
- In marriage two became one-united by God and should not be interfered with
- Jesus taught that marriage was intended to be lifelong
- The law permitting divorce was a human weakness
- His teachings about marriage are recorded in two gospels
- Roman Catholic
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