Catholic Divorce : The Deception of Annulments,9780826412287

Catholic Divorce : The Deception of Annulments

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ISBN13: 9780826412287
ISBN10: 0826412289
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-09-01
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury USA Academic
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Summary

Many people believe that the Roman Catholic Church's teaching on marriage is clear and consistent: marriage is a sacrament, the marriage contract is indissoluble, divorce and remarriage are forbidden. Consummated marriages between two baptized persons can never be "dissolved" but may; on certain grounds, be "annulled", or declared never to have occurred in the first place.

In the U.S. the number of annulments rose from 368 in 1968 to 58,000 by 1994. So while the divorce rate among Catholics has merely doubled in twenty years, the rate of annulments has increased by over 15,000 percent. While "annulment-on-demand" may reflect pastoral sensitivity, many find this gap between what the church says and what it does deceitful, hypocritical, scandalous and bordering on casuistry of the worst kind.

In this book, theologians, historians, and sociologists overhaul the church's teaching and practice on divorce and remarriage Edward Schillebeeckx contributes two lengthy chapters, which have never appeared in English before; other contributors include Archbishop Peter L

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(8)
Catholic Divorce, Annulments, and Deception
9(17)
Pierre Hegy
Testimonies: Letters Sent to Catholics Speak Out
26(24)
Charles N. Davis
Disputed Biblical Interpretations about Marriage and Divorce
50(32)
Pierre Hegy
Christian Marriage and the Reality of Complete Marital Breakdown
82(26)
Edward Schillebeeckx
The Indissolubility of Marriage in Orthodox Law and Practice
108(19)
Archbishop Peter L'Huillier
Catholic Marriage and Marital Dissolution in Medieval and Modern Times
127(27)
Joseph Martos
Not Made in Heaven: Marriage and Divorce in The Anglican Tradition
154(14)
William H. Swatos, Jr.
Divorce among Protestant Clergy
168(12)
Adair T. Lummis
Church Teaching on Sexuality and Marriage
180(21)
Edward Schillebeeckx
Divorce and Remarriage as Second Chances
201(22)
Pierre Hegy
Joseph Martos
Index 223

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