Non-Cath/Non-Baptized individual married to a Cath Convert

[juliegh23]

If someone who has converted to Catholicism, is married to a Non-Catholic, who has never been baptized and they divorce is it allowed by the church?
I was recently asked this question by my mother, who is not Catholic, but loves to ask me questions about the Catholic faith. I looked it up in the CCC, and as far as I can tell, the marriage is not a sacrement, and therefore if a divorce were to take place it would not be a reason for the Catholic individual to be ex-communicated, or un-able to take Holy Communion.
Let me know what you think, and what you think the CCC says as well!

 

[1ke]

juliegh23:

If someone who has converted to Catholicism, is married to a Non-Catholic, who has never been baptized and they divorce is it allowed by the church?
I was recently asked this question by my mother, who is not Catholic, but loves to ask me questions about the Catholic faith. I looked it up in the CCC, and as far as I can tell, the marriage is not a sacrement, and therefore if a divorce were to take place it would not be a reason for the Catholic individual to be ex-communicated, or un-able to take Holy Communion.
Let me know what you think, and what you think the CCC says as well!

No divorce excommunicates a Catholic nor does divorce keep a Catholic (who has been to confession) from receiving Communion.

A remarriage without a decree of nullity is an impediment to a Catholic continuing to receive the sacraments.

So, in the case you present, I assume what you are asking is would this person receive an annulment? Your basic description does sound as though the person would be eligible for annulment.

However, no blanket answer can be given because each marriage case must be presented to the tribunal and is unique. the marriage would have to be investigated.

If you want to really get into the subject of marriage/annulment in the Catholic Church I suggest the book by Michael Smith Foster called The Wedding That Was.