adultery , divorce + remarriage

• annulment

  when a marriage is seen to be invalid + 'cancelled'
• seperation

  when a married couple live apart
• adultery

  when a marreid person has sex w someone who is not their spouse (unacceptable in the catholic church)
• divorce

  legal ending of a marriage
• christian views on adultery

  • strongly disapprove of adultety
  • one of the 10 commandments : "you shall not commit adultery"
  • christian marriage vows include a promise to main faithful
  • some christians feel that sex should only take place within the marriage.
• buddhist views on adultery

  • adultery causes suffering to others + suffering oneself due to the principle of karma
  • breaking the 3rd moral precept : avoid sexual immorality
  • adultery involves: telling lies , breaking the 4th moral precept (abstain from false speech)
  • may be motivated by the 3 poisons.
• catholic views

  • does not recognise divorce, marriage is a lifelong commitment
  • will allow annulment in some cirucmstances + decided by a catholic marriage tribunal
  • resasons for annulment : marriage was never consumnated
  • "moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard"
  • "anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality + marries another woman commits adultery"
• moderate protestants

  may accept divorce in situations such as : adultery , dv

  interpret Matthew 18:89 as God allowing divorce as humans are imperfect.
• Matthew 18:89

  "anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality and marries another woman commits adultery"
• liberal views

  • allows divorce for many reasons : eg: if a couple decides they r not in love
  • they feel it is compassionate to allow others to have a 2nd chance , following footsteps of Jesus having compassion.
• buddhist views

  marriage/divorce is not viewed as a religious mattter

  karma/ metta