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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461822503321

Autore

Buckley Timothy J.

Titolo

What binds marriage? : Roman Catholic theology in practice / / Timothy J. Buckley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 1997

©1997

ISBN

1-283-20538-6

9786613205384

1-4411-3263-5

Edizione

[Rev. and expanded ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Disciplina

261.8/3589/08822

Soggetti

Marriage - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

Pastoral theology - Catholic Church

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: London : Geoffrey Chapman, 1997.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; 1 Catholics adjusting to marital breakdown; 2 The theological history; 3 Pastoral options; 4 The support groups; 5 The opinions of the clergy; 6 Irregular marriage situations and RCIA; 7 The tribunals; 8 The theological future; 9 Defending the bond or the indefensible; Appendix 1 Sample case history for discussion with support groups; Appendix 2 Sample case history for discussion with clergy groups; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From apostolic times the Church has wrestled with the dilemma of how to defend its belief in the sanctity and permanence of marriage, while at the same time ministering the love and compassion of Christ to those traumatised by the experience of marital breakdown.Timothy Buckley is a Redemptorist priest who produced a report for the Catholic bishops of England and Wales on the pastoral situation among priests and people argues that the theology of the bond of marriage is responsible for an impasse which often limits the Church+as official solutions to the granting of annulments. By tracing the