The Church of England did not officially permit remarriage after divorce from the 17th Century until the 21st. The rules were almost certainly breached informally.
But it was only in that the General Synod, the church's legislative body, allowed remarriage in church of divorced people whose former partners were still alive, in "exceptional circumstances". It revoked resolutions dating back to stating that "both divorce itself and remarriage after divorce during the lifetime of a former partner always involve a departure from the true principle of marriage", and "the Church should not allow the use of [the Marriage] Service in the case of anyone who has a former partner still living".
Advice to clergy published by the church in states that defining the "exceptional circumstances" is the responsibility of the priest conducting what is called the "further marriage" - how the church terms the second marriage.
Priests who do not object are recommended to make sure that the couple understand that divorce is a breach of God's will for marriage. They should ensure the prospective couple have a "mature view" of the breakdown of the previous marriage, and that there has been "sufficient healing of the personal and social wounds of marriage breakdown". The breakdown of the previous marriage must not be "directly caused" by the new partner, and the new marriage should not "cause hostile public comment or scandal".
God hates divorce. He hates it because it always involves unfaithfulness to the solemn covenant of marriage that two partners have entered into before Him, and because it brings harmful consequences to those partners and their children Mal. Legal divorce was a concession for the faithful partner due to the sexual sin or abandonment by the sinning partner, so that the faithful partner was no longer bound to the marriage Matt.
Therefore, the believer should never consider divorce except in specific circumstances see next section , and even in those circumstances it should only be pursued reluctantly because there is no other recourse. The only New Testament grounds for divorce are sexual sin or desertion by an unbeliever. This is a general term that encompasses sexual sin such as adultery, homosexuality, bestiality, and incest.
When one partner violates the unity and intimacy of a marriage by sexual sin—and forsakes his or her covenant obligation—the faithful partner is placed in an extremely difficult situation.
After all means are exhausted to bring the sinning partner to repentance, the Bible permits release for the faithful partner through divorce Matt. The second reason for permitting a divorce is in cases where an unbelieving mate does not desire to live with his or her believing spouse 1 Cor. When an unbeliever desires to leave, trying to keep him or her in the marriage may only create greater tension and conflict. Also, if the unbeliever leaves the marital relationship permanently but is not willing to file for divorce, perhaps because of lifestyle, irresponsibility, or to avoid monetary obligations, then the believer is in an impossible situation of having legal and moral obligations that he or she cannot fulfill.
Remarriage is permitted for the faithful partner only when the divorce was on biblical grounds. In fact, the purpose for a biblical divorce is to make clear that the faithful partner is free to remarry, but only in the Lord Rom.
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