Why does Catholic Church disallow divorce but allow annulment?
By karagala
@karagala (447)
Philippines
June 21, 2011 5:47am CST
On the basis of that Bible passage saying "Let no man split apart what God has joined together", the Roman Catholic Church did not allow divorce. How come they allow annulment? Don't you think it's still the same splitting the couples apart only they are using a different name?
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@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
21 Jun 11
Actually the main reason of Cathiolic Church why they opposed divorce then they allowed annulment because in annulment couple unable to re-marriage while in divorce if it will approve the couples will allow to re-married which against the church law and God's law.. as I know..
@Graceekwenx (3160)
• Philippines
21 Jun 11
Hi Cas. Visavis is right. Annulment is to nullify the marriage but the couple would not be capable of re-marrying. This applies to failed Catholic marriages due to psychological incapacities and other stuff. My friend is in the process of annulment because her husband has been playing around and is not cooperating in marriage counselling.
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@karagala (447)
• Philippines
24 Aug 11
I could site a Philippine celebrity, was Carmina Villaruel remarried? Annuled coz Rustum was incapable or something like that. I could see she's happy with her new family now. I didn't know though if she's remarried. I don't follow their love lives often.
How about Sharon Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion? Sharon was remarried to Sen. Pangilinan.
Does the R.C. church give blessing to these remarriages?
@shrike (123)
• Philippines
21 Jun 11
yeah you are right, it's the same thing because they will be splitting together and that for sure they will be having another in their life. except some of course those who do not wish to remarry again. and that is a sin. but wait, it states in some part of the Corinthians that if the separated couple will not remarry then it is not a sin. but if they will remarry then it is really a sin.
i heard to some RC that they dis agree with divorce because they will not have totally any commitment to one another and they can remarry on their church unlike in annulment there certificate is null but they cannot remarry on their church.
