Gibson on Divorced & Remarried | National Catholic Reporter

Gibson on Divorced & Remarried | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: Sadly, marriages really do end, which is why they are before the law as well as the Church - for the purposes of divorce.  Pity the person who marries someone whose parents divorce if theirs did not - it is almost certain their hearts will be broken.  Maybe this is cause for annulment.  Divorce should be accepted and remarriage allowed, however, when there is adultery - with the offended party getting the choice of whether to grant an annullment or not and the offending party never ever being allowed to marry again in the Church.  Victims of domestic violence should also be granted an easy annullment.  The Church should never empower victimizers by giving their victims no choice on staying in the marriage.  Again, if substance abuse is a factor and the victimizer successfully attains recovery, the victim can either consent to an annullment or not - but no victimizer should ever be allowed to marry again in the Church without getting treatment first.