I'm a Traditional Catholic, though I was raised Novus Ordo, and I've become dissatisfied, and I'd say even disenfranchised from the Catholic Church. Most of my family isn't Catholic, and many of my friends are not as well. I've always debated with people about the Faith. Until recently, I entered these arguments with little knowledge of my own Church and with the certainty that what I believed had to be right, no matter what. Recently though, I've adopted the viewpoint that I shouldn't hold my faith to my own mind. If the Lord wills that I be somewhere else, then He'll show me where I need to be. I'm also planning on becoming a Priest, so I need to be certain that I believe in my Faith before I commit to the near 11 years of education required for it. I've become very interested in the Orthodox Church lately, and I'm not putting it past myself to begin visiting an Orthodox Church in my spare time and see if it's where God wants me. However, I major issue I've developed with the Catholic Church is the issue of Divorce. As many of you probably know, Pope Francis' recent writings have left the question of divorce, and the receiving of Communion without an annullment. Many, more progressive Cardinals, Bishops, and Priests have used this disarray to allow unlawfully divorced people to receive Communion as a result. This is on top of Pope Francis blaming all of the world's problems on "rigid" people such as myself. In short, what is the position of the Orthodox Church on Divorce? I've heard that Divorce is legal in the Orthodox Church, but as far as I can tell, that seems to be contrary to the Bible. Is there justification for this stance? Before I can even consider committing to the process of becoming Orthodox, I obviously need to clear up some hurdles. This is one of them. I apologize for my long winded sob-story, and hope this brings a fruitful discussion!
