Yes, this is true. It is not in the same sense as the OP’s Mormon friend is implying. Of course, the policy of 3 marriages is the maximum (and the exception, not the rule).
I believe that the Catholic belief is that marriage is not continuing on in heaven that there is not need for it for Marriage we are in union with God but we will be in union with God in heaven so their is not need for the marriage union . This has been mentioned on catholic radio before .
Yes, and how come the Orthodox church allow 3 marriages? why 3? why not 4 or 5?
I did not know that! My father (who is an Orthodox deacon) filed for divorce and then less than 2 years later got remarried. I remember bringing up the fact that getting a divorce and getting remarried is committing adultery in God’s eyes and he just brushed it off. The priest also had no problem marrying him for the second time and was actually happy for him. I did not understand why everyone in the church was okay with it. Now it makes sense. :nope:That helps me out a bit, as far as what the Eastern Orthodox believe. But what I’m looking for are Scripture and patristic evidences that demonstrate or back up the teaching (is it right to call it a “teaching?”) or belief.
Not quite. Funny that the RCC forgets this clause in their “Annulment Tribunals”.
How are annulments any better? At least the Orthodox are honest about it instead of saying “this marriage never happened, because of this, that or the other.”
What?
We certainly do not condone adultery and you know that. I suggest looking at the above link I posted with the actual service in it, instead of relying on your mischaracterizations of my Church’s teachings.Nope, not at all. Again, the Orthodox are being honest. A divorce is not granted just because someone feels like it. The reasons listed above from the OSB are the most common ones. Remarriage is not automatically granted either. There is a period of excommunication that occurs and penance prescribed (depending on how the divorce occurred) before one can even consider getting remarried.
Because you sadly don’t know what Holy Orthodoxy teaches, but draw your own conclusions from silly presuppositions.
Exactly. It is funny because when I asked my relatives if adultery is condoned they said of course not, but no one could give me an answer as to why it is okay for them to get remarried when the bible clearly says marrying someone who is divorced is committing adultery.
Well said, Bluegoat.
But in Catholic theology, in the sacrament of marriage- the people getting married are the ministers of the sacrament- not the priest, who serves as a witness for the Church. In the case of a kid who is pressured into getting Confirmed or a baby whose parents don’t teach him/her the faith after baptism- the priest is the minster of the sacrament. That’s an important distinction as it pertains to annulments.
That priest is sadly misinformed, if what you are saying is true. My prayers for you and your family.Exactly. It is funny because when I asked my relatives if adultery is condoned they said of course not, but no one could give me an answer as to why it is okay for them to get remarried when the bible clearly says marrying someone who is divorced is committing adultery.
I asked the priest at my dad’s church that same question. He said if someone were to commit adultery then it is okay to divorce and remarry. I pointed out that that wasn’t the case with my parents.
Then the priest said it is okay to divorce and remarry if there is no way to fix the marriage. I pointed out that there was a way to fix their marriage and my mother was more than willing to work on the marriage but my father wanted the divorce because he wanted to start fresh with someone else.
This priest knew my parents situation very well and knew that a divorce was extreme in their situation. He didn’t tell my parents to work on their marriage and after the divorce he urged my dad to get remarried.
When I told my father I wasn’t going to go to his church wedding the priest, who is also a close friend of his, told me that I should go and support my father. After telling him that I didn’t believe in what they were doing because it went against the Bible, the priest told me that the reason why I wasn’t going was because I was jealous that he was marrying someone other than my mom.
Adding to that, a second marriage is not lauded as being the same as the first marriage. There is a big penitential tone to it, usually preceded by a period of penance on behalf of the person who was married once before. Sadly, what many non-Orthodox who think themselves experts on the subject (though I admit I am no expert on it either, and may never be) is that one of the most common reasons for a second marriage has to deal with the death of a spouse from the previous.