And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except
for unchastity, and — marries another, commits adultery» [Matt.
As for the exception «except
for unchastity,» it is true that adultery breaks the marriage bond at its foundations.
Twice in Matthew, Jesus forbids divorce «except
for unchastity» (5:32; 19:9); in Mark the word is stated with stark simplicity, «Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery» (10:10).
For he said, «Whoever divorces his wife, except
for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery» (emphasis added).
Matthew, both here and in the Sermon on the Mount, has a qualifying clause not recorded by the others: «except
for unchastity.»
And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except
for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery.»
I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except
for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery.»
There is censure for the more overt sins of the flesh and transgression of conventional moral codes, and sinners are called to repentance
for unchastity, drinking, lying, stealing, swearing, cheating one another, and neglecting duties owed to God through the Church.
And I say to you: Whoever divorces his wife, except
for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery» [Matt.
Not exact matches
Or the world can make common cause with perversions of the counsels, against the authentic reign of God, just as widespread Catholic
unchastity is cited as justification
for enshrining anti-humanism in law via the Affordable Care Act.
Thus, he held that divorce is considered
unchastity for a man, just as it is
for a woman (Matt.
To fall to quarreling over the statement about
unchastity is ourselves to fall into the trap the Pharisees built
for Jesus!
For Pieper, «
unchastity, incontinence, pride, uninhibited wrath [and] curiositas» are all forms of intemperance.