Killing Christianity | National Catholic Reporter by PZ. MGB: I have written about this divorce issue extensively. More so since my wife left me. In some cases, a second marriage should not only be accommodated, but the first marriage ended officially the by the chruch.
Adultery, violence, drunkenness with no attempt at recovery (same for drug abuse) and responding to attempts by inlaws to end the first marriage (which, by the way, is what Jesus was talking about in the
Gospel - that this should not happen). Here is the catch, this should never free the offender to marry again - unless the wronged party gives both forgiveness and permission for them to marry again. The injured spouse should be allowed to insist the marriage stay intace or is freed to marry but binds the other not to - at least in the Church. That would be interesting in practice, both for forgiveness examples and for standing on ones right - but mostly how it affects the other offending party. Of course, let us hope they do not get homicidal.
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