Joseph
Imbriale
wrote:
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Hi, guys —
I was married Catholic but am divorced and
getting married again; it will be in a civil
wedding.
- If you are not married by the Catholic
Church, can you receive Holy Communion?
I am going to try to get an annulment, if
possible, so I can get married in the Church. I
was
told if I get married civilly, I cannot receive
Holy Communion. The woman I am going to marry
is Catholic, and has never married in the
Church. She had a civil wedding and is now
divorced.
- When we marry, can she receive Holy Communion?
Please help me with this question.
Thank You, God bless you, and Merry Christmas!
Joseph Imbriale
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Can
a Catholic who is divorced without an annulment
receive Holy Communion? }
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Paul
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Dear Joseph,
If you go through with this civil
ceremony you can not receive Holy
Communion. This is because your original
marriage is presumed valid until
otherwise declared invalid by the Church.
Hence, logic would tell us that your
newer union would produce a presumed
perpetual adultery. By doing this, one is objectively
rejecting God, and Christ in the
Eucharist.
Since Christ declared that marriage
is indissoluble, remarriage without
an annulment would be invalid.
I hope this helps,
Paul
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John
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Joseph,
You cannot remarry anywhere without
an annulment without committing the
sin of adultery.
If you remarry before you are granted
an annulment, assuming you can
get one, you are first and foremost
endangering your salvation, by willfully
committing a mortal sin. You would
be living in a state of adultery
and would not be able to receive
the sacraments until you:
- repented
- turned away from the sin, and
- went to Confession.
John
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