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1 | Divorce for no sexual life ever - OK? | Matt 19:9 | Emmaus | 170985 | ||
Searcher, Scripture says that a husband and wife will "become one flesh." Where there is no consummation they do not "become one flesh" and there is no binding marriage unless both parties have agreed to this beforehand. A sacred or holy act, i.e. marriage, cannot be based on a sin (lie) of ommission, which the failure to dislose impotence is. Emmaus |
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2 | Divorce for no sexual life ever - OK? | Matt 19:9 | kalos | 170996 | ||
Emmaus: Makes sense to me. The Bible does give grounds for divorce. But divorce implies the existence of a marriage. And if, in fact, no valid marriage occurred, then terminating the [non-sexual, non-marital] relationship would not be the same as getting a divorce. Divorce is not merely separation from bed and board, but is a dissolution of the marriage bond just as though it had never existed. And where the marriage has never been consummated and is based on a lie, the marriage bond never actually existed, as I understand it. Anyone who believes the Catholic church is permissive when it comes to divorce just doesn't know the Catholic church. Grace to you, Kalos |
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