Editor’s Note: As this article points out, cultural willingness to put aside marriage bonds can stem from the inability of one or both parties to trust the other’s full commitment; this has a direct bearing on their children, who have the right to depend upon the unity of the parents. The piece comes from the USCCB’s initiative “Love Means More”.
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Once marriage validly takes place, neither the spouses nor any civil authorities have the ability to cancel it out. Marriage naturally ends only when one of the spouses dies. So “remarriage” after divorce isn’t just wrong, it’s logically impossible. This is why marriage is serious enough that it should never be rushed into lightly. Both spouses should be eager to develop the skills of understanding and prioritizing the other’s good, so that they put themselves in a position to succeed.