How does a person remarry in the Catholic Church?
There are two principal ways that a person may remarry in the Catholic Church: if the previous marriage is dissolved, or if it is declared null from the beginning. “Pastors should therefore care for those who suffer the consequences of divorce, especially the children. They should be concerned for everyone, and, in constant harmony with the truth of marriage and the family, they should try to soothe the would inflicted on this sign of Christ’s covenant with the Church.” (from Pontifical Council on the Family Statement on Marriage and Divorce) What does it mean to dissolve a marriage? Marriages in which at least one of the parties was unbaptized during the entire course of the marriage can be dissolved through either the Pauline Privilege or the Privilege of Faith. (refer to A Time for Healing, 28 and 29.) The marriages are also considered to be non-sacramental, since both parties must be baptized Christians in order for the marriage to be considered a sacrament. What is a Declaration o
