Divorce

• Catechism of the Catholic Church: 'Divorce is a grave offence against the Natural Law..It injures the covenant of salvation'
• Jesus: 'What God has joined together, man shall not separate'
• Marriage


  A sacred covenant where you are joined together as 'one flesh' by God. You cannot be separated.
• Sanctity of Marriage vows


  • 'Until death do us part' - the sacred vows are made before the priest, congregation and ultimately God. You make a commitment to remain together for life.
• Hadith: 'The most detestable of all lawful things to Allah is divorce'
• Divorce is seen as detestable
• Surah 2: 'Those who intend to divorce their wives shall wait four months'
• Qur'an


  Outlines a 'cooling off' period. Shows that divorce can be permissible as a last resort, with the Qur'an setting out the proper process to follow in these cases.
• Church of England: 'Regrettably some marriages do fail - there are circumstances when a divorce is morally acceptable.'
• Situation Ethics


  Loves decisions are made situationally - may sometimes be the most loving thing, for sake of children / wellbeing.
• Paul: 'clothe yourselves with compassion'
• Jesus: 'Allowed divorce for sexual immorality'
• Catechism of the Catholic Church: 'Divorce is a grave offence against the Natural Law..It injures the covenant of salvation'
• Jesus: 'What God has joined together, man shall not separate'
• Marriage


  A sacred covenant where you are joined together as 'one flesh' by God. You cannot be separated.
• Sanctity of Marriage vows


  • 'Until death do us part' - the sacred vows are made before the priest, congregation and ultimately God. You make a commitment to remain together for life.
• Hadith: 'The most detestable of all lawful things to Allah is divorce'
• Divorce is seen as detestable
• Surah 2: 'Those who intend to divorce their wives shall wait four months'
• Qur'an


  Outlines a 'cooling off' period. Shows that divorce can be permissible as a last resort, with the Qur'an setting out the proper process to follow in these cases.
• Church of England: 'Regrettably some marriages do fail - there are circumstances when a divorce is morally acceptable.'
• Situation Ethics


  Loves decisions are made situationally - may sometimes be the most loving thing, for sake of children / wellbeing.
• Paul: 'clothe yourselves with compassion'
• Jesus: 'Allowed divorce for sexual immorality'