Is it ever not a sin for Catholics to divorce?

[StarArien]

Hello

I hope this question will be answered since Im not a US resident and call charges and postal mail charges are too heavy for me.

My question is, marriage is a covenant between God and the spouse. If so, is it a sin for a Catholic who believes God will restore marriages and who is willing to wait for the spouse’s return at God’s timing to their marriage to consent to a mutual divorce to avoid all legal battles between the spouse and his/her family or should this person carry his/her cross and fight the legal battles?

I pray that somebody answers this question and thanks.

 

[Fr.Vincent_Serpa]

Hi,

The Church does allow divorce for the equitable division of goods formerly held in common. But it does not recognize civil divorce as terminating the marriage. So such divorced people are not free to date because they are still validly married–until proven otherwise by a possible annulment process.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.