What Catholics Believe About Marriage: Divorce, Annulment & God's Design
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10-Dec-2025
Join Dr. Scott Hefelfinger as he answers some of the internet's most asked questions about marriage. What is marriage? Why is marriage only between a man and a woman? Is divorce allowed? Find out answers to these and more questions in this episode of What Catholics Believe.
00:00 What Catholics believe about marriage
00:22 What is marriage?
01:27 Why is marriage only between a man and a woman?
01:50 What does it mean when the bible says that wives should be submissive to their husbands?
03:06 Can I marry someone who isn't Catholic?
03:48 Why is marriage considered a sacrament?
04:26 If I get married, do I have to be open to having kids?
05:24 Why do I have to get married in a church?
06:25 What is the primary purpose of marriage?
07:58 What about couples who can't have children?
08:35 Is divorce allowed?
09:08 Does divorce automatically exclude someone from receiving the Eucharist?
09:25 What is an annulment?
10:01 What makes a marriage valid?
10:34 Is annulment the Catholic version of divorce?
11:09 What do you do when marriage is hard?
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