How can be evangelised divorced people

[Franze]

who are not catholic and they had two or more marriages, because sometimes, the anulment is refused, and those people goes to orthodoxy or other faith because they are softer in those religions that in the Church, what to do?

 

[Liberian]

Franze:

who are not catholic and they had two or more marriages, because sometimes, the anulment is refused, and those people goes to orthodoxy or other faith because they are softer in those religions that in the Church, what to do?

Franze,

Well, the first answer is (as always) to pray for them without ceasing. And if God has laid a burden on your heart (if I may use the Baptist terminology I learned many years ago) for these people, that shouldn’t be very difficult.

One thing NOT to do is to compromise Church teachings. There is a world of difference between saying “your sins are forgiven” and saying “you have not sinned.” If the Church teaches that something is a sin, then it’s a sin and we shouldn’t pretend that it isn’t. We don’t need to obsess on it, but if and when the subject comes up it will need to be addressed.

I think that if a person is divorced and (illicitly) re-married, then the proper lifestyle for that person is celibacy within that marriage. (If I’m wrong, somebody please correct me.) I can appreciate that this can be a very hard thing to sell in today’s society.

If the person can’t handle it and goes off to another church, well, I’m sorry, but there probably isn’t a lot to do about it. Jesus let the rich young man walk away, after all.

I’m afraid I’ve not been very helpful.

• Liberian

 

[Lazerlike42]

It’s tough. The only way to do it is if they truly care about Christ above all else, which sadly is a rare find, even among those who make Him a big part of their life.

Also remember that sometimes the folks can get an annulment. Not always and we shouldn’t be counting on that, since it can make the wrong impression that Christ/Catholicism is optional and really people ought to be coming to Him regardless of their status. But for instance, I was trying to speak with a woman a few weeks ago whom I am very sure could get an annulment so I had pointed it out.

 

[Franze]

Liberian:

Franze,

Well, the first answer is (as always) to pray for them without ceasing. And if God has laid a burden on your heart (if I may use the Baptist terminology I learned many years ago) for these people, that shouldn’t be very difficult.

One thing NOT to do is to compromise Church teachings. There is a world of difference between saying “your sins are forgiven” and saying “you have not sinned.” If the Church teaches that something is a sin, then it’s a sin and we shouldn’t pretend that it isn’t. We don’t need to obsess on it, but if and when the subject comes up it will need to be addressed.

I think that if a person is divorced and (illicitly) re-married, then the proper lifestyle for that person is celibacy within that marriage. (If I’m wrong, somebody please correct me.) I can appreciate that this can be a very hard thing to sell in today’s society.

If the person can’t handle it and goes off to another church, well, I’m sorry, but there probably isn’t a lot to do about it. Jesus let the rich young man walk away, after all.

I’m afraid I’ve not been very helpful.

• Liberian

Liberian, thanks for the answer, but I would like that many will save and many times, many people want to build their church. The message of the Catholic Church who is the message of Jesus, is hard and difficult to make if we don´t receive the communion and, therefore, the grace for going on.
The reason for this message is that I read a conversion of orthodoxy because a marriage, can´t bless their union in the catholic church, the husband had a previous marriage not validated. And it was a sad reason for converting, but it was that.
Conversion in the last page to orthodoxy

 

[Liberian]

Franze:

Liberian, thanks for the answer, but I would like that many will save and many times, many people want to build their church. The message of the Catholic Church who is the message of Jesus, is hard and difficult to make if we don´t receive the communion and, therefore, the grace for going on.
The reason for this message is that I read a conversion of orthodoxy because a marriage, can´t bless their union in the catholic church, the husband had a previous marriage not validated. And it was a sad reason for converting, but it was that.
Conversion in the last page to orthodoxy

Franze,

You are right that it is extremely hard to live the Catholic life without being able to receive communion. But the Church does give the people in this situation an option whereby they can receive communion. It’s not easy either, but it is an option. Basically the people involved have to choose between Jesus and marital relations.

• Liberian