Catholics and Divorce | This is the Day

Lisa Duffy, author of 'The Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce'.

[bryanburke]

I went thru an unwanted divorce three years ago. The hurt was really bad for my daughter's and myself. The Catholic church helped me and my girls thru that difficult time. As a Catholic I did not know the how the church viewed marriage. I was not married in the church. I converted too the true church 5 years ago. I do believe the churches view is correct. For better or worse marriage is a sacrament.

[Chrisplumbgas]

From what ive been taught, Anullment is the recognition of a non marriage not a Catholic divorce. Tough as it is, remain seperated, its till death do us part. God has a specific and direct command on marriage, why so tough on it, who knows, God only knows fully, but its not worth the risk to disobey.

[RSummer]

what a joke. the bible clearly states that being involved in a romantic relationship with another while your original spouse is still alive is adultery. this is not Catholic.

[destineeophelia]

Does a divorced man need to have an annullment to be able to date or have a chaste relationship? Is it adultry if he does not have the annullment to havr a chaste relationship