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The remarriage of persons divorced from a living, lawful spouse contravenes the plan and law of God as taught by Christ. They are not separated from the Church, but they cannot receive Eucharistic communion.<ref>Catechism of the Catholic Church, (c) 1994, 1997; #1665</ref>

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~~== Divorce in Christian Denominations ==~~

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~~The attitude to divorce varies between Christian churches. Although no major church fully prohibits divorce, some make obtaining one more difficult than others.~~

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~~The Roman Catholic Church prohibits divorce in principle, but in practice will make an exception in every case - often declaring a marriage annulled rather than divorced, a legal distinction.~~

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Most [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches permit divorce, but encourage marriage counseling services or pastoral discussion first to save a marriage, saving divorce as a last resort. Often, the local pastor has exclusive authority over the marital business of his church, with only minimal policymaking from above.

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Among those churches (e.g., [[Anabaptist]] and Conservative Holiness) that recognize no alleged Scriptural exceptions for divorce (and thus prohibit remarriage), the divorce rate is much lower. Among the [[Mennonite]]s and [[Amish]] it is 0.3%.

== Secular view ==

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