"Families
are disintegrating. I must tell you now, My children, the family must be
returned to the holy state it was constructed for. We shall never approve
nor accept marriage and cohabitation, without marriage. We shall not
accept the annulments that are being given now to so many without due
cause." - Our Lady of the Roses, September 27, 1986
"And
He saith to them: Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another,
committeth adultery against her. And if the wife shall put away her
husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery." (St. Mark
10: 11-12)
"Know
you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err:
neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate,
nor liers with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor
railers, nor extortioners, shall possess the kingdom of God." (1
Corinthians 6:9)
The
Church wants it known that the difficulties and sufferings of Catholics in
irregular marriage situations merits special attention, and that the
Church loves them, that she is not far from them and suffers because of
their situation. In
the United States, 27 percent of all children under 18 years of age—or 6.3
million children—live with a single parent. In 1960, the number of such
children was 243,000. The Holy Father emphasizes that only by a return to
the Gospel will mankind find the strength and direction needed for stable
family life:
The Church is deeply convinced that only by the acceptance of the
Gospel are the hopes that man legitimately places in marriage and in the
family capable of being fulfilled. (Familiaris Consortio,
#3)
Church teaching on divorce Pope John Paul II
tells us that "The Church offers her services to every
person who wonders about the destiny of marriage and the family."
(Familiaris Consortio, #1) He has reminded the shepherds of the
Church that it is their duty to bring to families the unchangeable Gospel
of Jesus Christ in all its fullness and clarity. In response to this call
of the Holy Father, various bishops in the United States have written
pastoral letters addressing the issue of divorce, notably, the bishops of
Pennsylvania:
For a person to remarry while a previous marriage is presumed to
be valid, even though a civil divorce has been granted, is to enter a
relationship which violates the teachings of Christ: "The man who
divorces his wife and marries another is guilty of adultery against her.
And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she is guilty
of adultery too" (Mk. 10:11-12).
("In truth and
love," Pennsylvania bishops, July 29,
1994)
Of
great concern to the Holy Father is the number of Catholics involved in
second "marriages", while their legitimate spouse is still alive.
Not only is this in contradiction to the words of Jesus Christ Himself
(Mk. 10:11-12), but also places these couples in the peril of their
eternal souls. Our Holy Father has often reached out to those in irregular
marriage situations, lovingly admonishing them to return to the practice
of their Catholic faith by regularizing their situation and making a firm
purpose of amendment, by confession and taking concrete steps to separate
themselves from an adulterous relationship. In the words of Pope
John Paul II:
Various
reasons can unfortunately lead to the often irreparable breakdown of valid
marriages. These include mutual lack of understanding and the inability to
enter into personal relationships. Obviously, separation must be
considered as a last resort, after all other reasonable attempts at
reconciliation have proved vain. Loneliness
and other difficulties are often the lot of separated spouses, especially
when they are the innocent parties. The ecclesial community must support
such people more than ever. It must give them much respect, solidarity,
understanding, and practical help, so that they can preserve their
fidelity even in their difficult situation; and it must help them to
cultivate the need to forgive which is inherent in Christian love, and to
be ready perhaps to return to their former married life. The
situation is similar for people who have undergone divorce, but, being
well aware that the valid marriage bond is indissoluble, refrain from
becoming involved in a new union and devote themselves solely to carrying
out their family duties and the responsibilities of Christian life. In
such cases, their example of fidelity and Christian consistency takes on
particular value as a witness before the world and the Church.
(Familiaris Consortio, “The Role of the Christian Family in the
Modern World,” Pope John Paul II, #83)
Statement
by the Pontifical Council for the Family:
Pastors
should therefore care for those who suffer the consequences of divorce,
especially the children. They should be concerned for everyone, and, in
constant harmony with the truth of marriage and the family, they should
try to soothe the wound inflicted on this sign of Christ's covenant with
the Church.
At the same time, the Catholic Church cannot remain indifferent to
the increasing number of these situations, nor can she surrender in the
face of a custom resulting from a mentality that attacks marriage as an
exclusive indissoluble commitment, just as she cannot approve of anything
that disparages the very nature of marriage.
(“Recommendations
for care of ‘divorced,’” Pontifical Council for the Family, January 22-25,
1997)
Break one Commandment: The gates
of hell are open to you Our
Lady of the Roses has said, “There is not one soul who will be given to
satan without having given of his own will. Satan can only claim you
through your will.” (Our Lady, February 1, 1974) And as
Our Lord says in the Gospel of St. John, “If you love Me, keep My
Commandments.” (Jn. 14:15) If we say we love God but do not keep the
Commandments, we are deceiving ourselves.
Our
Lady of Fatima told Jacinta that more souls go to hell for sins of the
flesh than any other reason. Our Lady of the Roses likewise stated:
"Yes, My child, We look upon a world that has given itself to
satan. The people of the world and the nations now degrade themselves in
debauchery, fornication, and all sins of the flesh. More souls, My
child, are going into hell because of these sins of the flesh. They are
falling into hell as fast as the snowflakes that fall from the heavens."
(Our Lady, June 18, 1974)
Scandal and the occasion of sin Our
anti-Christian culture and media have contributed greatly to the breakdown
in family life and marital fidelity. As Our Lady of the Roses has
mentioned many times, the media portrays a way of life that is not akin to
the life of the Gospel. We should heed Our Lady's words because
exposure to such un-Christian example can certainly affect us, even if we
don't perceive it immediately. Our Holy Father has also warned the
faithful: "Living in such a world, under the pressures coming above
all from the mass media, the faithful do not always remain immune from the
obscuring of certain fundamental values..." (FC,
#7) Despite bad influences, poor moral
education, or erroneous information even from priests, the Catholic
faithful are obliged to correctly form their consciences according to the
mind of the Church. Truth is obtained by conforming the mind to reality.
As a cardinal once said, "Truth is not voted on, it is found." But
unfortunately many Catholics have adopted a "cafeteria Catholicism"
approach, of picking and choosing what teachings they want to believe, and
discarding those that contradict their sinful lifestyle. The Church's
teaching on marriage is one such teaching that is frequently discarded.
The Holy Father has frequently emphasized that such an attitude is not
permissible, and that
The aim of pastoral action will be to make these people
[divorced-and-remarried Catholics] understand the need for consistency
between their choice of life and the faith that they profess, and to try
to do everything possible to induce them to regularize their situation
in the light of Christian principles. (FC, #82)
Scandal As
marriage is a public sacrament, those who divorce and remarry add the sin
of scandal to that of adultery. Family, friends and acquaintances are
certainly affected by this infidelity to the teachings of the Church. For
those who are weak in their faith, or confused, such a public repudiation
of the sacrament of marriage cannot help but have a negative
effect:
Scandal is much more than a vague discomfort people experience
when they see someone doing something wrong. The more serious danger of
scandal is that in witnessing such situations others will be confused,
weakened and misled into immoral behavior themselves.
("In truth and
love," Pennsylvania bishops, July 29,
1994)
Occasion
of sin Furthermore, cohabitation (living together) is a
proximate occasion of sin. As Catholics we are obliged to avoid
proximate occasions of sin (those that may easily lead a person into sin),
and living together is certainly such an occasion of sin.
No
compromise Some clergy have through their permissiveness and
misrepresentation of authentic Church teaching actually caused great harm
to divorced-and-remarried Catholics. By a watered-down presentation of
Church teachings, such clergy are actually guilty of placing a roadblock
against an authentic conversion of couples in adulterous unions. This
erroneous advice is the "unacceptable pastoral initiatives"
mentioned by the bishops of Pennsylvania in their document,
"In truth and
love." Such permissiveness has likewise been addressed in Our
Lady of the Roses message:
"Permissiveness shall not be accepted by your God. Sin is sin;
there is no compromise for sin. Mortal sin is a grievous offense to the
Eternal Father. The Commandments shall be followed without
permissiveness." (Jesus, November 21, 1977)
As
indicated below, the Holy Father has on numerous occasions stated and
re-stated the Church's constant and unchangeable teaching regarding
divorced-and-remarried Catholics.
Divorced and remarried must
refrain from Holy Communion When
divorced Catholics enter a civil union the Church, faithful to Our Lord's
teaching (Mk. 10:2-9), cannot give any public or private sign that might
seem in any way to legitimize the adulterous union. This is clearly
expressed in many official Church statements.
Statements
by Pope John Paul II:
The
aim of pastoral action will be to make these people [Catholics in civil
marriages] understand the need for consistency between their choice of
life and the faith that they profess, and to try to do everything
possible to induce them to regularize their situation in the light of
Christian principles. While treating them with great charity and
bringing them into the life of the respective communities, the pastors
of the Church will regrettably not be able to admit them to the
sacraments." (Familiaris Consortio, Pope John Paul II,
#82)
However,
let these men and women know that the Church loves them, that she is not
far from them and suffers because of their situation. The divorced and
remarried are and remain her members, because they have received Baptism
and retain their Christian faith. Of course, a new union after divorce
is a moral disorder, which is opposed to precise requirements deriving
from the faith, but this must not preclude a commitment to prayer and to
the active witness of charity. As I wrote
in the Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris consortio, the divorced
and remarried cannot be admitted to Eucharistic Communion since "their
state and condition of life objectively contradict that union of love
between Christ and the Church which is signified and effected by the
Eucharist" (n. 84). And this is by virtue of the very authority of
the Lord, Shepherd of Shepherds, who always seeks his sheep. It is also
true with regard to Penance whose twofold yet single meaning
of conversion and reconciliation is contradicted by the state of
life of divorced and remarried couples who remain such.
(Pope John Paul
II, January 24, 1997)
The
Vatican Congregation on the Doctrine of the Faith:
...this congregation deems itself obliged therefore to recall the
doctrine and discipline of the Church in this matter. In fidelity to the
words of Jesus Christ, the Church affirms that a new union cannot be
recognized as valid if the preceding marriage was valid. If the divorced
are remarried civilly, they find themselves in a situation that
objectively contravenes God's law. Consequently, they cannot receive
holy Communion as long as this situation persists. This norm is
not at all a punishment or a discrimination against the divorced and
remarried, but rather expresses an objective situation that of itself
renders impossible the reception of holy Communion. They are
unable to be admitted thereto from the fact that their state and
condition of life objectively contradict that union of love between
Christ and his Church which is signified and effected by the Eucharist.
Besides this, here is another special pastoral reason: If these people
were admitted to the Eucharist, the faithful would be led into error and
confusion regarding the church's teaching about the indissolubility of
marriage.
The faithful who persist in such a situation may receive holy
Communion only after obtaining sacramental absolution, which may be
given only to those who, repenting of having broken the sign of the
covenant and of fidelity to Christ, are sincerely ready to undertake a
way of life that is no longer in contradiction to the indissolubility of
marriage...
Members of the faithful who live together as husband and wife
with persons other than their legitimate spouses may not receive holy
Communion. Should they judge it possible to do so, pastors and
confessors, given the gravity of the matter and the spiritual good of
these persons, as well as the common good of the Church, have the
serious duty to admonish them that such a judgment of conscience openly
contradicts the church's teaching. Pastors in their teaching must also
remind the faithful entrusted to their care of this doctrine.
(“Concerning the
Reception of Holy Communion by divorced and remarried members of the
faithful,” Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, October
14, 1994)
Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts:
"Those who are publicly unworthy are forbidden from receiving the
Divine Eucharist" (can. 712). In effect, the reception of the Body of
Christ when one is publicly unworthy constitutes an objective harm to
the ecclesial communion: it is a behavior that affects the rights of the
Church and of all the faithful to live in accord with the exigencies of
that communion. In the concrete case of the admission to holy
Communion of faithful who are divorced and remarried, the scandal,
understood as an action that prompts others towards wrongdoing, affects
at the same time both the sacrament of the Eucharist and the
indissolubility of marriage.That scandal exists even if such
behavior, unfortunately, no longer arouses surprise: in fact it is
precisely with respect to the deformation of the conscience that it
becomes more necessary for Pastors to act, with as much patience as
firmness, as a protection to the sanctity of the Sacraments and a
defense of Christian morality, and for the correct formation of the
faithful.(“Declaration on
divorced and remarried persons,” Pontifical Council for Legislative
Texts, June 24, 2000)
Pennsylvania
bishops’ conference:
Others
who know that divorced Catholics remain members of the Church and
understand that those who have entered into irregular marriages cannot
be admitted to holy Communion react to this moral reality in different
ways. Those who understand the teaching of the Church on the
indissolubility of marriage and on sexual morality regard this practice
as fitting since the couple have placed themselves in an objectively
adulterous situation that stands in direct violation of the teaching of
Christ and his Church. Others look upon this practice as the mere
imposition of Church regulations or rules which they view as outdated in
a society where so many marriages end in divorce. Some have proposed an
approach that would allow divorced and remarried persons who, for any
number of reasons, have not received a declaration of nullity of their
first marriage(s) to receive holy communion on the basis of their
sincere judgment of conscience that their first marriage was invalid.
This so-called "internal forum solution" has also been invoked to
justify reception of holy Communion by persons in other objectively
immoral situations.
We believe that those who promote unacceptable pastoral
initiatives among divorced Catholics are in fact harming the spiritual
welfare of those very persons they intend to help, and as shepherds of
the flock we are concerned that the faithful not be misled in this
regard. In light of
the serious confusion that sometimes occurs in this matter, we need to
enunciate once again that divorced Catholics in irregular unions are not
permitted to receive the Eucharist. The Catechism of the Catholic
Church helps us to understand the theological and pastoral reasons for
this necessary restriction.... The
consequences of scandal are very real in the case of persons receiving
the Eucharist without the proper moral disposition. Permitted
divorced-and-invalidly-remarried persons and those living in other
morally objectionable relationships to receive the Eucharist is
potentially a source of great confusion and disunity within the body of
Christ as well as a source of scandal. If the Church were to allow this
practice it would itself become a participant in the trends of our
society that undermine the stability of marriage and family life. This
would, of course, be completely contrary to its divine mission to be the
"salt of the earth" and "light of the world" in speaking and teaching
about the sacrament of matrimony. The ministers of the Gospel, then,
would have succumbed to the influence of secular culture rather than
struggling to transform the sinful world through the power of the Gospel
of Christ. (“In truth and
love,” Pennsylvania bishops’ conference, July 29,
1994)
Those
who have left the narrow road of Christ are in great need of prayerful
support and charitable fraternal correction. If you or someone you know
has left a valid Catholic marriage and become involved in another
relationship, the Church’s sacrament of confession is ready to grant
pardon and peace. You or someone you know may have made a
seriously wrong choice in the past that did not include God. Now is the
time to make another choice, a good and holy choice, one that will include
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love.
"O My child
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