In another thread, something was brought up..
we know that if a person marries and then divorces and marries again, they commit adultery if their first marriage was valid, so they'd need an annulment if they could get one to stay with their second partner.
the point that was brought up is - if there's a bond that's formed between two people if they have sex, what happens if they have premarital sex and then marry someone else? are they committing adultery?
I'm not arguing anything here, just trying to see what the Church's view would be. Does it only apply to marriage? I know the couple that has premarital sex would be committing the sin of fornication..
Jesus talked about a man committing adultery if he only looks at a woman lustfully, because the woman might be another's wife, (or another's future wife?). But what about premarital sex, does it mean they later commit adultery if they marry someone else?
thanks
we know that if a person marries and then divorces and marries again, they commit adultery if their first marriage was valid, so they'd need an annulment if they could get one to stay with their second partner.
the point that was brought up is - if there's a bond that's formed between two people if they have sex, what happens if they have premarital sex and then marry someone else? are they committing adultery?
I'm not arguing anything here, just trying to see what the Church's view would be. Does it only apply to marriage? I know the couple that has premarital sex would be committing the sin of fornication..
Jesus talked about a man committing adultery if he only looks at a woman lustfully, because the woman might be another's wife, (or another's future wife?). But what about premarital sex, does it mean they later commit adultery if they marry someone else?
thanks