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Why can't Catholic deacons remarry after their spouse passes away?
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Since the fourth century, it has been a discipline of the Church that ordained men could not be married after ordination, though they could be ordained if already married. This applied to all three orders (bishops, presbyters, deacons).
While some orders have since been restricted to celibates (bishops in the East, presbyters and bishops in the West), the idea remains that an ordained minsiter may be married only once.
This is rooted in the scriptural requirements for the offices of bishop and deacon (1 Timothy 3; Titus 1), which says they must be married only once.
Exceptions are sometimes made for ministers with young children, whose wife has died.
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Can a divorced Catholic be married by a minister?
A Catholic whose former spouse is still alive and whose marriage was not ended through annulment would not be able to remarry in a Catholic church.
Can you remarry if your spouse was a illegal alien from Mexico went back to his country where he passed away?
You can remarry after your spouse dies.
Can a Catholic divorce if he became Anglican?
A Catholic can divorce and remain a Catholic as long as the person does not remarry. The Catholic Church does not recognize divorce so would consider the person as separated from the spouse. To remarry the person would have to obtain a Church annulment or the previous spouse would have to die. If the person remarries without an annulment, that person would be considered as an adulterer and could not receive the sacraments. The Anglican Church, as we have seen with Henry VIII's life, is much more liberal when it comes to divorce.
Can a Catholic man who was married in a church divorced and the ex spouse is now deceased get married again in a Catholic Church?
Yes. If the Catholic man's ex spouse was living he could not get married in the church, unless the marriage was decreed invalid and annulled. However, if the ex spouse dies, death ends the marriage ( until death do us part) and he is free to remarry in the Catholic Church
Does your ex husband have to prove you were catholic in order for him to remarry?
No. If your ex-spouse is trying to get an anulment so that he or she can remarry in the church, there need to be grounds that indicate the first marriage was not fully valid and binding for life. There are dozens of reasons this might be the case, but knowing whether both spouses were Catholic does affect which process is used.
May a Catholic divorcee get remarried?
She cannot remarry in the Catholic Church unless she has obtained an annulment or if her former spouse has passed away. The Catholic Church does not recognize divorce so if the person remarries without an annulment, she would be considered to be living in adultery.
How do you divorce fast to remarry without spouse know?
tell youer spouse you have to work over time or on the days you do not work tell your spouse you got called in and then you can get the devorce papper then have her put her name on the pappers on the last day then you can go get remarry
How many times can Catholics get married?
There is no limit on the number of times a person can be married. However, the person can not divorce a spouse to marry another unless an annulment is obtained. If the spouse dies, the person is free to marry again.
Can you remarry your ex-wife when you divorce your current American citizen spouse?
Yes.
Will child support stop if you remarry in the UK?
No. Your new spouse will not pay for your child. That is for the parents to do.
In what religions can you remarry?
I am not sure about other religions, but if you are a protestant Christian, you may only remarry if your spouse dies. If you are a Christian, it is adultery to have a divorce and then marry someone else.
Can a catholic deacon marry?
Catholics are not allowed to divorce, so this question forces us to make some assumptions. *Correction - Catholics are allowed to divorce. Divorce is a civil action to reverse the civil aspect of the marriage. The Church discourages this but recognizes the legal reality. However, when Catholics are married in the Church, the marriage is considered indisolvable. An annullment declares that the Sacramental marriage never happened due to circumstances revealed by the person seeking annullment and discerned by the Tribunal to constitute conditions that prevented the marriage from happening (even though a wedding did occur). If an annullment is not decreed or persued, the couple, although divorced, are still married. If they then remarry or enter into a sexual relationship, the relationship is considered to be adultery. (cf. Gospel of Mark 10:11-12) This is not an arbitrary "rule" of the Church, it is Biblical, not an interpretation, but based on the documented words of Jesus Christ, Founder of the Catholic Church. * The rest of this answer regarding Deacons, is accurate. They can not remarry. If they divorce, suspension of faculties is considered, based on Biblical criteria (cf. 1 Timothy 3:12) Firstly, it would appear we are dealing with a permanent deacon, which is an innovation of the Church in modern times, for a transitional deacon, i.e. one in pursuit of the priesthood cannot be married prior to ordination Ordinarily, after ordination the deacon would not be allowed to marry for any reason - i.e. divorce/annulment or the death of his spouse. Jesus was Jewish, not founder of the Catholic church. The Catholic church was started by Peter his disciple. So you are most definitely mistaken in saying Jesus founded the church. He was crucified quite a time before the church was formed.
