Marriage question

[Jonathan95]

Hi,

What if two unmarried people (whether Catholic/non-Catholic Christian/non-Christian) have sex (I agree this is sin), would they have to stay together then, considering their union (becoming one flesh - 1 Cor. 6:16) through this act?

Or would they be free to separate and marry someone else (they were never married through sacramental or civil marriage in the first place)?

 

[Rhamiel]

they would not be forced to marry each other

some people believe that the act of sex is enough to make a bond of marriage

this is not really a proper understanding

there are two types of marriage, a natural marriage and a sacramental marriage

a natural marriage can be between any man and woman, they do not have to be Christian, that is why even in the really anti-semetic middle ages, jewish married couples were never counted as fornecators for not being married by the Church

natural marriages can be disolved, that is why you see divorce is allowed for some reasons in the OT, natural marriages are more dependant on the local culture and the local laws, so if you live in a country or tribe that states if you have sex, that is counted as a marriage, well that is something you have to take up with the local judge (thank God no modern country has such a law)

Sacramental marriages are deeper then just sex, it is a Sacrament of the Church and it can not be disolved like a Natural Marriage

 

[LoAmmi]

Sacramental marriages are deeper then just sex, it is a Sacrament of the Church and it can not be disolved like a Natural Marriage

Is that actually how it is phrased? Do Catholics really believe my marriage is simply about sex?

 

[Rhamiel]

Is that actually how it is phrased? Do Catholics really believe my marriage is simply about sex?

Oh no!

I am so sorry if that is how it came out like that

he asked a question about sex being like a form of marriage, we do not believe that.

Natural Marriages conform to the rules of the society they are in, more or less. So a Natural Marriage can be disovled

we believe that a Christian Marriage is invested with a special grace from God and that a legitimate Sacramental Marriage is untill "death do you part" type thing

I did not mean to trivialize the marriages of non-Christians in any way

 

[WarriorAngel]

Hi,

What if two unmarried people (whether Catholic/non-Catholic Christian/non-Christian) have sex (I agree this is sin), would they have to stay together then, considering their union (becoming one flesh - 1 Cor. 6:16) through this act?

Or would they be free to separate and marry someone else (they were never married through sacramental or civil marriage in the first place)?

Jesus said - 'He also is not your husband' - we just had that reading.

 

[Chrystal-J]

Jesus said - 'He also is not your husband' - we just had that reading.

Good point WA.