DOCUMENTS OF THE MAGISTERIUM ON THE SEPARATED AND REMARRIED

1. Texts of the Magisterium

Catechism of the Catholic Church:

• On the marriage bond: nos. 1639-1640
• On adultery: nn. 2380-2386
• On divorce: nn. 1650-1651

Code of Canon Law:

• Between the baptised, “a ratified and consummated marriage cannot be dissolved by any human power or for any reason other than death” (CIC can. 1141)
•  Separation of spouses with the marriage bond remaining can be legitimate in certain cases foreseen by Canon Law (cf. CIC can. 1151-1155)

John Paul II:

• Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio, no. 84 (1981)
• Homily at the close of the V Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, no. 7 (25 October 1980)
• Address to the Pontifical Council for the Family (24 January 1997)

Benedict XVI:

• Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis, no. 29 (2007)
• Conversations with the clergy of Aosta (25 July 2005)
• Conversations with the clergy of Albano (31 August 2006)
• Conversations with the clergy of Belluno-Feltre and Treviso (24 July 2007)
• Dialogue with families at the Feast of Testimonies of the VII World Meeting of Families (2 June 2012)
• Homily at the closing Mass of the VII World Meeting of Families (3 June 2012)

2. Texts of the Congregations and Pontifical Councils

  Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith:

• Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church concerning the reception of Holy Communion by the divorced and remarried (1994)

Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts:

• Declaration on Canon 915 of the CIC (2000)

Pontifical Council for the Family:

• Document “Family, Marriage and de facto unions” (21 November 2000)
• Conclusions of the XV Plenary Assembly “Family ministry and marriages in difficulty” (19 October 2002)

Synod of Bishops:

• Message to the People of God at the conclusion of the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, n. 7 (26 October 2012)