Mom In Adulterous Relationship

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My brother in law is divorced and remarried. We still visit, and my kids call his new wife “aunt Emme”

They have a relationship with their cousins who live with the first wife because she had primary custody.

Our children understand that divorce is very sad and problems result from families breaking up. We’ve taught our children Catholic teaching on marriage and divorce and remarriage. We can do that and still maintain a relationship with my brother in law and his wife.

Sometimes people we love do things we don’t approve of. We can still interact with them.
 
Millions of remarried Christians.

You should hear how many Christians and even Catholics tell separated Catholics that they will find someone new some day!

Christians actually praying to Jesus to help the divorced find someone new!!!
 
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Non-Catholics are unaware of the Church’s laws on marriage. We cannot hold someone accountable to a law of which they are ignorant.

And for the Catholics, we do not know who was in an invalid marriage. Those people are very much free to look for a spouse with whom they can enter a valid marriage.
 
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Non-Catholics are unaware of the Church’s laws on marriage. We cannot hold someone accountable to a law of which they are ignorant.
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Some know, and some dont.
And for the Catholics, we do not know who was in an invalid marriage. Those people are very much free to look for a spouse with whom they can enter a valid marriage.
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If we do not know, the Church will not marry them. If the Church marries them, we can trust they are free to marry.
 
Unless you or I are actually part of the couple, we cannot cluck our tongues at every divorced Catholic who dates. They may well be free to marry. We are to assume the best about people.
 
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Unless you or I are actually part of the couple, we cannot cluck our tongues at every divorced Catholic who dates. They may well be free to marry. We are to assume the best about people.
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Who is “cucking”?

We are not required to assume “the best” of people. We are to assume their first marriage is valid, unless there is evidence to the contrary.

The Church will marry those free to marry.

Christians who are not married to people they are sleeping with are sinning against God.
 
Are you saying we (or the woman’s family) are to assume the woman of the OP is free to date, sleep with, remarry?
 
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You know that is not what I am saying.

This is circular, maybe this has struck a deep nerve with you.

I wish you well and leave this tread.
 
It’s circular because you are trying to change the situation. Which isn’t that the OP isn’t aware of the marital status of the woman, but actually Is!
 
We get together the way families do, family dinners, holidays, cookouts etc. He and DH talk on the phone and visit each other’s jobs sometimes for lunch.
 
Of course there is. My husband (his brother) has spoken to him on seeking an annulment. We’ve made the decision to remain in contact while trying to be a good example and keeping him in our prayers.
 
Well that’s cool. Good for your husband.

I think the first thing to do with someone you see sinning, is encourage. It’s really difficult to call someone out. They react like some Catholics on CAF! Lol. With statements like “it’s none of your business” or “Who are you to judge”.

There are proper ways to approach a brother you see sinning. First is the Golden Rule… That is, how would I like someone to treat me, if I was doing something wrong.

How does he react to the advice? Does your husband see any (potential) grounds for annulment?
 
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