Divorce and Remarriage

• Divorce is allowed after one year of marriage if the relationship can't be saved
• Reasons for Divorce:

  • Adultery
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Addiction
  • Illness or disability
  • Work or financial pressures
  • Falling out of Love
  • Infertility
• Remarriage is when a person marries again whilst their old spouse is still alive
• When the Catholic church decides a marriage was never valid it's called an annulment
• Religions try to balance the sanctity of marriage with compassion for the people's marriage that has broken down.