Thanks for the question, Lisa. This is one of the most misunderstood things in the Church
today. Yes, you can receive
Communion if you are divorced. You
may not receive if your marriage hasn’t been annulled and you are involved with
or married to someone else.
In the eyes of the Church, a legal divorce does not end the
marriage. It is still a
sacramental marriage (meaning a sacrament took place) So you can receive Communion as you did in your married
life. (assuming you are free from any other mortal sins).
The problem becomes when you are involved with someone or
remarry without an annulment. See,
cause in the eyes of the Church you are still married to person number
one. Therefore, you aren’t free to
marry anyone else.
In order to do so, you must seek an annulment. This is a process the Church uses to
decide whether or not a sacramental marriage occurred. Many times and for many reasons it
might not have been a sacramental marriage and it is annulled. This means you are fee to remarry and
to continue to receive Communion.
Does that make sense? If
not, I encourage you and anyone else with questions about annulments to ask
your parish priest. If you are
unable to do so, contact me and I will put you in touch with someone who can
help.
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