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Canon
Law has a section titled "Separation the while Bond Remains"
Canon law is promulgated by the
Roman Catholic Church and is published on the web. Everyone knows civil
divorce does not severe the ecclesiastic and sacramental bond. Canon
law explains that married people might live separate under certain
conditions. Those conditions are very limited.
Separation
cc. 1151-1155. Commentary on Canon Law, Pontifical Council for Legislative
Texts recommended "Encyclopedia"
Separation is "an institution for
the prevention of future evils for the innocent spouse and children."
"The administrative channel is pursued before the diocesan bishop, who
will pronounce his decision by decree, in which he must decide whether
the separation requested is according to [canon] law, and he must find
regarding the education and support of the children"
Abandonment
c. 1153. Commentary on Canon Law. Pontifical Council for Legislative
Texts recommended "Encyclopedia"
An authoritative 'encyclopedia"
of canon law describes how no-fault abandonment is malicious; Its
autonomous treatment and character regarding the other concepts of separation
is the result of a work of jurisprudence and doctrine with the intent of
specifically protecting compliance with every conjugal and family duty,
penalizing their omission.
Unhappyness
is no Excuse. Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts recommended "Annotations"
of Canon Law c.1153
Acceptable Reasons to quit living
together. Those who agreed to abide by obligations defined in Code of Canon
law are obligated to live together in most all cases, with a few specific
exceptions. "It is not is the hands of the spouse nor in the power
of human judges to suspend an obligation of natural law which has been
imposed not only for favorable times, but also for the difficult and painful
circumstances of life"
Bishop's
Authorization required, Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts recommended
"Annotations" of Canon Law c.1692
Need authorization
to separate AND authorization to get civil divorce. Since divorce
laws have proliferated in many countries, the need to request the diocesan
bishop's authorization is a necessary precaution, which prevents the fostering
of [civil (transcriber's note)] trials whose judgments violate precepts
of divine law, to the detriment of the spouses and with the risk of scandal
to others.
APOSTOLIC
EXHORTATION FAMILIARIS CONSORTIO Pope John Paul II, Nov. 22, 1981,
closing of section 20
... it is also proper to recognize
the value and witness of those spouses who, even when abandoned by their
partner, with the strength of faith and of Christian hope have not entered
a new union: these spouses too give an authentic witness to fidelity, of
which the world today has a great need. For this reason they must be encouraged
and helped by the pastors and the faithful of the Church.
Regional Representatives
Contradict authoritative Church teaching. DISSENTING
NACSDC
Some of us are called to divorce. Leaving marriage is not sinful.
To be human is to expect change.
Some people are called to divorce. The church should accept our decision.
There is nothing sinful about leaving a marriage. Canon law shouldn't
apply to us. (paraphrased by Mary's Advocates) DISSENTING
Chicago
Archdiocese, Divorce Ministry, Elsie Radke
Quotes excerpts from canon 1153,
excluding whole section of law which requires authorization from bishop
to separate unless there is a danger in delay, or to get civil divorce
as in canon 1692
above. (see section 2) DISSENTING
Chicago
Archdiocese, Divorce Ministry, Elsie Radke
Paraphrases Catechism 2382 and 2383,
excluding whole section referencing canon law 1153, and process for 1153
which is in can. 1692.
Omit requirement to get bishop authorization to separate and divorce.
Makes not distinction as to what the rights are, implying right to no-fault
divorce. (see section 3) DISSENTING