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Old 03-24-2005, 12:09 PM   #1
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And I want to mention here that the Schindlers are being hypocrits right in everyone's face but no one has mentioned this particular aspect:

They are seeking divorce on Terri's behalf while claiming she wouldn't go against the Pope's decree about withholding food and hydration.
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Old 03-24-2005, 01:17 PM   #2
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They are seeking divorce on Terri's behalf while claiming she wouldn't go against the Pope's decree about withholding food and hydration.
Most non-Catholics don't get this ... divorce is not technically "illegal" under catholic canon law. You're allowed to get divorced.

What you're NOT allowed to do is receive communion if you remarry or marry someone who is divorced without first obtaining an annullment (church divorce). Excommunication doesn't throw you out of the church in it's entirety, it does restrict your access to the sacrements, which, I suppose is pretty much the same thing. You can still confess your sins, receive absolution, and so on, but you're out on marriage and taking holy orders, I believe.

There is a similar process, called a get in Jewish Law. You have to go through the civil and the religious ceremonies.
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