Can a divorced individual re-marry in a Catholic Church?

Catholics are not saved Christians Because

The only way to be a Christian and be saved, and go to heaven and not eternal hell, is by believing that Jesus, who is God, died for our sins on the cross and rose again (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). It is impossible to lose salvation (1 John 5:13). Posted By Chris

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Catholic’s Do believe In your Post Chris

The Apostle's Creed

The Nicene Creed

The Trentine Creed

The Athanasian Creed

Then Chris you say Catholics teach works for salvation. All false gospels of works lead to eternal hell (Galatians 1:6-9).

But you neglect to say that the Catholic Church also teaches you need Grace and Faith as well not just works. And never taught works alone.

Catholics Teach we are saved by "faith, hope, and charity.

"faith alone" formula is unbiblical language. The phrase "faith alone" (pisteus monon) appears in the New Testament only once-in James 2:24-where it is rejected.

http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1999/9911fea1.asp

Which false Gospels do you speak of you never say.

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Chris Then you Say Constantine Made the Catholic Church and is a Pagan religion and Instituted Sunday worship.

Constantine's Sunday Blue Law

"Let all judges and all city people and all tradesmen rest upon the venerable day of the sun. But let those dwelling in the country freely and with full liberty attend to the culture of their fields; since it frequently happens that no other day is so fit for the sowing of grain, or the planting of vines; hence, the favorable time should not be allowed to pass, lest the provisions of heaven be lost." -- Given the seventh of March, Crispus and Constantine being consuls, each for the second time. 321 A.D.

Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight" (Acts 20:7). "On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come" (I Corinthians 16:2)

Constantine reigned from 306 to 337 AD

Evodius was the first Bishop of Antioch, and he is credited with being the first person to call the followers of Christ, "Christians", as shown in Acts 11:26. See Eusebius, book 3, chapter 22.

Saint Ignatius (35-107), the second Bishop of Antioch wrote a letter to the Smyrneans in 107 A.D..

In this letter is recorded the first known use of the words "Catholic Church"...

The List of Popes All before Constantine

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St. Peter (32-67) St. Linus (67-76) St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)

St. Clement I (88-97) St. Evaristus (97-105) St. Alexander I (105-115)

St. Sixtus I (115-125) St. Telesphorus (125-136) St. Hyginus (136-140)

St. Pius I (140-155) St. Anicetus (155-166) St. Soter (166-175)

St. Eleutherius (175-189) St. Victor I (189-199) St. Zephyrinus (199-217)

St. Callistus I (217-22) St. Urban I (222-30) St. Pontain (230-35)

St. Anterus (235-36) St. Fabian (236-50) St. Cornelius (251-53)

St. Lucius I (253-54) St. Stephen I (254-257) St. Sixtus II (257-258)

St. Dionysius (260-268) St. Felix I (269-274) St. Eutychian (275-283)

St. Caius (283-296) St. Marcellinus (296-304) St. Marcellus I (308-309)

And all the other Saints and Martyrs Of the Church Of Christ. (Catholic Church) Before Constantine.

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Chris you say They also added books to God's Word, books that don't belong there.

Catholics didn't write the Bible (Canonize). Humm I guess you never herd of St. Augustine or St. Jerome.

Which books did they add the ones removed by Luther in the 1500’s That were canonized By the council of Nicea the same council you say formed the Catholic Church from where your Bible came from [Constantine] .Which using your logic would make your King James Version Pagan.

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They also believe false things like "priest forgiving sins". That is nowhere in the Bible.

The Bible says only Jesus can forgive sins. You should avoid catholicism at all costs.

Chris Are you Calling Jesus a Liar

That is nowhere in the Bible ?

The Bible Did you remove the following scripture from your Bible or did the Catholics do it.

I. Jesus Christ Granted the Apostles His Authority to Forgive Sins

John 20:21 - before He grants them the authority to forgive sins, Jesus says to the apostles, "as the Father sent me, so I send you." As Christ was sent by the Father to forgive sins, so Christ sends the apostles and their successors forgive sins.

John 20:22 - the Lord "breathes" on the apostles, and then gives them the power to forgive and retain sins. The only other moment in Scripture where God breathes on man is in Gen. 2:7, when the Lord "breathes" divine life into man. When this happens, a significant transformation takes place.

John 20:23 - Jesus says, "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained." In order for the apostles to exercise this gift of forgiving sins, the penitents must orally confess their sins to them because the apostles are not mind readers. The text makes this very clear.

Matt. 9:8 - this verse shows that God has given the authority to forgive sins to "men." Hence, those Protestants who acknowledge that the apostles had the authority to forgive sins (which this verse demonstrates) must prove that this gift ended with the apostles. Otherwise, the apostles' successors still possess this gift. Where in Scripture is the gift of authority to forgive sins taken away from the apostles or their successors?

Matt. 9:6; Mark 2:10 - Christ forgave sins as a man (not God) to convince us that the "Son of man" has authority to forgive sins on earth.

Luke 5:24 - Luke also points out that Jesus' authority to forgive sins is as a man, not God. The Gospel writers record this to convince us that God has given this authority to men. This authority has been transferred from Christ to the apostles and their successors.

Matt. 18:18 - the apostles are given authority to bind and loose. The authority to bind and loose includes administering and removing the temporal penalties due to sin. The Jews understood this since the birth of the Church.

John 20:22-23; Matt. 18:18 - the power to remit/retain sin is also the power to remit/retain punishment due to sin. If Christ's ministers can forgive the eternal penalty of sin, they can certainly remit the temporal penalty of sin (which is called an "indulgence").

2 Cor. 2:10 - Paul forgives in the presence of Christ (some translations refer to the presences of Christ as "in persona Christi"). Some say that this may also be a reference to sins.

2 Cor. 5:18 - the ministry of reconciliation was given to the ambassadors of the Church. This ministry of reconciliation refers to the sacrament of reconciliation, also called the sacrament of confession or penance.

James 5:15-16 - in verse 15 we see that sins are forgiven by the priests in the sacrament of the sick. This is another example of man's authority to forgive sins on earth. Then in verse 16, James says “Therefore, confess our sins to one another,” in reference to the men referred to in verse 15, the priests of the Church.

1 Tim. 2:5 - Christ is the only mediator, but He was free to decide how His mediation would be applied to us. The Lord chose to use priests of God to carry out His work of forgiveness.

Lev. 5:4-6; 19:21-22 - even under the Old Covenant, God used priests to forgive and atone for the sins of others.

II. The Necessity and Practice of Orally Confessing Sins

James 5:16 - James clearly teaches us that we must “confess our sins to one another,” not just privately to God. James 5:16 must be read in the context of James 5:14-15, which is referring to the healing power (both physical and spiritual) of the priests of the Church. Hence, when James says “therefore” in verse 16, he must be referring to the men he was writing about in verses 14 and 15 – these men are the ordained priests of the Church, to whom we must confess our sins.

Acts 19:18 - many came to orally confess sins and divulge their sinful practices. Oral confession was the practice of the early Church just as it is today.

Matt. 3:6; Mark 1:5 - again, this shows people confessing their sins before others as an historical practice (here to John the Baptist).

1 Tim. 6:12 - this verse also refers to the historical practice of confessing both faith and sins in the presence of many witnesses.

1 John 1:9 - if we confess are sins, God is faithful to us and forgives us and cleanse us. But we must confess our sins to one another.

Num. 5:7 - this shows the historical practice of publicly confessing sins, and making

public restitution.

2 Sam. 12:14 - even though the sin is forgiven, there is punishment due for the forgiven sin. David is forgiven but his child was still taken (the consequence of his sin).

Neh. 9:2-3 - the Israelites stood before the assembly and confessed sins publicly and interceded for each other.

Sir. 4:26 - God tells us not to be ashamed to confess our sins, and not to try to stop the current of a river. Anyone who has experienced the sacrament of reconciliation understands the import of this verse.

Baruch 1:14 - again, this shows that the people made confession in the house of the Lord, before the assembly.

1 John 5:16-17; Luke 12:47-48 - there is a distinction between mortal and venial sins. This has been the teaching of the Catholic Church for 2,000 years, but, today, most Protestants no longer agree that there is such a distinction. Mortal sins lead to death and must be absolved in the sacrament of reconciliation. Venial sins do not have to be confessed to a priest, but the pious Catholic practice is to do so in order to advance in our journey to holiness.

Matt. 5:19 - Jesus teaches that breaking the least of commandments is venial sin (the person is still saved but is least in the kingdom), versus mortal sin (the person is not

Thomas Aquinas once noted that no matter how flawless one's logic was, if it began with a faulty premise, then the end result would be a conclusion founded upon error.

Fear Not! Chris The Lord loves even nitwits! I shall pray for you

A Little song for Chris

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Yes, if all previous marriages, civil or religious, have been dealt with before someone can be married in the Catholic Church.

The Catholic Church believes that God does not recognize civil divorces.

Jesus said, "Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate." (Mark 10:9)

However there may be hope of a declaration of nullity.

The term "annulment" is a misnomer because the Church does not undo or erase a marriage bond.

Rather the Church issues a declaration of nullity when it discovers that the parties were not truly joined by God and hence a full spiritual sacramental marriage as understood by the Church was not present.

Then the parties are free to marry for the first time.

Approach the appropriate person your in your parish who has been trained in the process. If you encounter difficulties, you may go directly to the diocese.

Be prayerful, honest and patient. It takes a while.

With love in Christ.

Yes and no. Rachel is right, if you were married in a Catholic church to begin with, then you will need to get an annulment first. However if one or both of you were not married in the Catholic church before, then that person would not need an annulment and can get married. The Catholic church only recognizes marriages that are performed in a Catholic church. Good luck!

No, it is NOT possible to just treat the boy's first marriage like it never happened. He will need a decree of nullity for it, but because it was only a civil union, that will not be hard to get, nor will it be expensive. Boy should call the priest and explain the situation and get the annulment process started ASAP.

If the couple lies to the priest when asked "Have either of you been married before?," and if they get boy's parents to lie, too (they will also be asked if their son has been married before), it will invalidate the marriage between this boy and this girl. I'm sure they wouldn't want that. Anyway, it doesn't bode well for a marriage if you have to start out by lying to the clergyman.

The marriage certificate is issued by the state and every state has their own. I've only seen one from the state I live in & neither party had been married before, so I can't possibly comment on whether or not previous marriages are listed on a certificate.

You are correct that a civil marriage is not acknowledged by the catholic church. You will however need to disclose this fact and provide a copy of the marriage certificate in order to prove that it was indeed a civil marrige along with the divorce decree. It may require the priest to submit some paperwork and then again it may not. But you are better off disclosing this information and will feel better after all is said and done. It is truly not a big deal in your circumstance and does not take long to process.

This is tricky canon law territory. If the boy is Catholic, then his civil marriage is not technically recognized by the Church. Annulment may not be necessary.

It is a very bad idea to try to hide the previous marriage from the priest. Getting married in the Church is not just a way to have a nice backdrop for the photographer. It is a commitment in the eyes of God and the community to lifelong Christian fidelity.

Start the marriage off right. Tell the priest about the previous marriage. If he's a jerk about it, find another priest -- one who knows what he is talking about and has a pastoral sense of caring.

As long as a person has no prior wedding in a <Catholic> church, anyone can get married in a Catholic church.

There are exceptions:

1) If a person was married in a Catholic church and stays married until their spouse passes on, s/he can remarry in a Catholic church.

2) If a person was married in a Catholic church and then divorces, and their <former> spouse passes on, then s/he can remarry in a Catholic church.

3) If a person was married in a Catholic church and divorces, and the marriage was annulled <by the Bishop>, then s/he can remarry in the Catholic church.

If a person marries in the Catholic church and got divorced, and the divorce was never annulled by the Bishop, then s/he cannot remarry in a Catholic church.

I believe that if the marriage of boy was not carried out by the Catholic Church then you could probably get married in the church. Now if he is Catholic then you could not get married in Catholic church. My parent-in-law are both catholic one marriage ended in divorce and the other spouse died. They were not allowed to married in catholic church and in fact church does not reconize them as married, but they still go to church. Once divorces it is hard to be reconized, your boy should have gotten is marriage anuled. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE

Why must the marriage be in a catholic church????

If this is the case, then no. No divorced person can be married in a catholic church. You must have your marriage annulled by a priest-then you can marry in a catholic church. Thats really stupid you know. Just get married somewhere else, and forget the catholic church.

The first marriage shouldn't be recognized by the church in the first place. It also sounds like the boy is not Catholic. Non-Catholics don't have to follow the Catholic rules as strictly. He will probably have to do some premarriage counseling with the girl and agree to have his children baptized but I don't see why they couldn't get married in a Catholic church.

I think that it depends in which diocese the girl is planning on getting remarried. Some are more anal than others about a great many things.

There has to be a way, as 50% of modern day marriages end in divorce - chances are some of them were Catholic and that they got remarried.

She may have to go through a process to get the previous one annulled - to which the fact that the church did not previously bless the other union may be beneficial. Or if she isn't bothered by it, just don't disclose the previous marriage. Totally up to her.