I would die for them too, Padraig. I would pray for strength to endure any suffering for Christ..
Is this the inquisition?
Thank you
It has always been available Frodo. Pastoral care now is taking into consideration the...
Yes even atheists marriages are considered valid in the eyes of God. But seeing as we were talking of Catholic marriages I think quite a few...
Just trying to get to the truth. What is yours?
Can you post a link for this Sg?
I know....but it still has to be proven if the person was going through the external forum process. Supposing the parents had died? She could go...
No it wasn't taken out of context. Now let's go to your quote......"In fidelity to the words of Jesus Christ(5), the Church affirms that a new...
Ha ha. I will try to remember that josephite. David did try to explain that to me some weeks ago but I am none too good with this way of posting
Yes! In South America there are many young girls being forced into marriage. The Pope is very aware of this because he receives all the...
What I am trying to get across here is that there are some cases where a 'marriage' was never valid. I won't go into all of the reasons here....
Sorry for causing confusion Josephite...The quotes I'm answering I usually put in italics. That doesn't help?
Exactly! The divorced person admits they did wrong. Not taking the oath seriously was very wrong..and so makes the marriage invalid.
From the same document you posted..... 3. Aware however that authentic understanding and genuine mercy are never separated from the truth(4),...
If they have lost their faith then sadly those words mean nothing.
That's better. Now I can answer you. Of course he wasn't in error. Those whose first marriages are valid can not receive Holy Communion.
Whether he did or didn't isn't really a big deal. What is a big deal is the thought that Catholics are just going through the motions. I did...
I am addressing all points raised Sg.
Frodo...I checked out your link but it doesn't mention annulments....
6) "In other, more complex cases, and when a declaration of nullity has not been obtained, the above mentioned option may not, in fact, be...
There is no circumstance where this can be decided outside of the annulment process. This has been stated as such, just a few decades ago, by a...
"There are two issues involved, I believe. The first and most important is the enormity of the gift. In the early Church, sickness and death was...
What weird times we live in. For all we know Pope Francis might believe the same thing of same sex 'couples'.
"So according to Pope Francis most Catholics who are married don't have valid marriages but those in 'irregular' unions and cohabiting have all...
"Things have now changed to make it easier for the divorced and remarried or others in irregular unions to receive the Eucharist, even while in...
