The Catholic Church does not allow
in the eyes of
and anyone who is divorced is not allowed to receive communion. The Catholic
holds this view because they believe the vows at a
service indicate marriage if for life - “till death do us part”.
However, the Catholic Church does allow for an annulment - “a declaration that a marriage did not
”.
An annulment can be granted:
a) if someone was
into marriage;
b) if someone did not
to keep the vows at the time of marriage;
c) if someone was mentally
at the time of marriage.
Other Christians allow divorce and
. They do so because:
1.
allowed divorce in Matthew 19:9 in the case of adultery;
2. if people make a mistake, they should be allowed another chance as long as they
;
3. Jesus taught us that
;
4. sometimes divorce can be the
.