Divorce and Re-marriage

... Explain religious teachings about divorce and re-marriage from two religions Religions have different views about divorce and re-marriage, depending on the different religious teachings which that religion follows. In Christianity, Catholics and Protestants have different views. For example, in Catholicism divorce is not possible as Catholics believe that marriage is in front of God, meaning that God is the third person in the marriage. Therefore, if you get a divorce, not only are you divorcing your partner, but you are also divorcing God. With this said, Catholics do give exceptions under certain circumstances such as mental illness - this is because it makes carrying out marital duties impossible. In these conditions, an annulment is possible; as this is a document which declares the marriage never existed. This way you are not breaking your connection with God, as another teaching Catholics abide by is: 'Marriage is the uniting into one flesh which cannot be

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