Divorced 3 times become a Catholic?

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I’m almost certain you can. Any other Marriage outside the Catholic Church counts for nothing. You were never actually married in the Catholic churches eyes. Ding Dong churches are NOT a Sacrament.

A few considerations however:
1.NONE of your, or potential spouse’s marriages were ever performed in the Catholic church.
2. You can show LEGAL divorce from previous non Catholic marriages.
How do I know this ?
Before my wife and I returned to the Catholic faith, we were married by a judge. She had a previous marriage. but not in the Catholic church.

The process for us took about a year. But so, so worth it. All the Sacraments are available to us now. Your Parish Priest can steer you through the process. Be prepared for a lot of paperwork and a lot of waiting. If you have any particular questions, you can P.M. me if you desire.

Peace be with you.
 
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What if they were civil marriages? The Church doesn’t recognize them right?
 
chieft said:
Any other Marriage outside the Catholic Church counts for nothing.
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This is absolutely untrue. The Catholic Church recognizes marriages among non-Catholics.
chieft said:
Ding Dong churches are NOT a Sacrament.
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This is not only disrespectful to members of other communities, it is completely wrong. From canon law:

Can. 1055 §1. The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life and which is ordered by its nature to the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring, has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament between the baptized.

§2. For this reason, a valid matrimonial contract cannot exist between the baptized without it being by that fact a sacrament.
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Before my wife and I returned to the Catholic faith,
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And this is what sets your situation apart from the OP. You were baptized as a Catholic and therefore had to adhere to the Catholic form of marriage. The OP is not a Catholic and is therefore not bound to the Catholic form.
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What if they were civil marriages? The Church doesn’t recognize them right?
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Civil marriages among non-Catholics can be perfectly valid.
 
Who said I was talking about other faith groups ? Court marriages have bells. Sorry, but other Christian Church marriages are not a Sacrament. No way to sugar coat that for you. To be clear, this forum tends to be Catholic. I.E. “Catholic Answers”.

No need to assume judgement on said reply poster.
 
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chieft said:
Who said I was talking about other faith groups ? Court marriages have bells. Sorry, but other Christian Church marriages are not a Sacrament. No way to sugar coat that for you. To be clear, this forum tends to be Catholic. I.E. “Catholic Answers”.
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You called them
chieft said:
Ding Dong churches
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Obviously you were not talking about court marriages but church marriages.

And yes, other Christian Church marriages ARE sacramental if both of the parties are baptized.
 
SuscipeMeDomine said:
Any other Marriage outside the Catholic Church counts for nothing.

This is absolutely untrue. The Catholic Church recognizes marriages among non-Catholics.

chieft:

Ding Dong churches are NOT a Sacrament.

This is not only disrespectful to members of other communities, it is completely wrong. From canon law:

Can. 1055 §1. The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life and which is ordered by its nature to the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring, has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament between the baptized.

§2. For this reason, a valid matrimonial contract cannot exist between the baptized without it being by that fact a sacrament.
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Ok, Sorry about the Ding Dong Church remark. I see your point. I get fired up in the new politically correct world we live in where all marriages are equal now. My opinion. They are not.

A marriage outside the Catholic Church Is not considered a REAL marriage for Sacramental purposes. Two Catholic Baptized people married in Las Vegas by a judge, that do not have their marriage officially and legally recognized by the Catholic Church are living in sin and are not allowed to receive holy Communion. Period.
 
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Not unless the Catholic Church OFFICIALLY recognizes them. I spent a whole year in this process.
 
chieft said:
A marriage outside the Catholic Church Is not considered a REAL marriage for Sacramental purposes. Two Catholic Baptized people married in Las Vegas by a judge, that do not have their marriage officially and legally recognized by the Catholic Church are living in sin and are not allowed to receive holy Communion. Period.
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To make your first statement correct change it to:

A marriage involving a Catholic outside the Catholic Church Is not considered a
REAL
valid marriage
for Sacramental purposes.
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But keep in mind that the OP is not Catholic and is not bound by Catholic marriage laws.
 
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Good answer, but tough words to read! I happen to know a couple in which the wife has perfect reason to divorce her husband, I wouldn’t want for the doors of the Church to be closed to her (if she might want to convert some day) because she divorced a less than good spouse 😞
 
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Divorced is a secular, governmental concept and term. Does not exist in the Church.

The question is: was this person ever validly married?

No one here decides that.
 
Well unless there’s someone here who serves on a tribunal right?
 
Are we not also trying to establish the O.P’s desire to receive Holy Communion ? That was part of his original question. For that to happen, his Marriage needs to be recognized by the church.
 
Curious11 said:
Good answer, but tough words to read! I happen to know a couple in which the wife has perfect reason to divorce her husband, I wouldn’t want for the doors of the Church to be closed to her (if she might want to convert some day) because she divorced a less than good spouse 😞
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But the Church honors the marriage commitments of non-Catholics. “Til death do us part” actually means something.

And you’re right that it can be hard, especially for people who don’t look at marriage as a lifetime commitment. There are no end of marriage issues that come up with people in RCIA, and it’s heartbreaking. I’ve had people say to me “Oh, my first marriage is no problem. We were married at City Hall so it wasn’t a real marriage” and I have to explain to them that maybe it was a real marriage and it needs to be resolved. It’s really hard.
 
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That’s the only person I know of

But even then, there probably is not enough information in this thread to make a jusgment.
 
Technically yes since we are all sinners, but a person does have to be properly disposed.
 
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