I should know much more about Catholicism than I do

[schmerica]

Dear people who have more religious knowledge than me,

Okay, so, Ray Vecchio has a living ex-wife. I am assuming that for as long as this is true, any relationship he has with another woman (or even, like, getting remarried outside the church) a) counts as adultery and b) so in that case -- comitting an ongoing sin you don't intend to stop -- he would not be able to confess and take communion? Or am I totally and completely off base here? Because, like I said, I would very much appreciate clarification from anyone less ignorant than I am.

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[ladysorka]

Even if you do have children, you can get a formal annulment from the church - it requires letters from friends basically going "Oh, yeah, they're a good Catholic person, etc", which allows them to get remarried.

A friend of my father's did this in order to get remarried, and both he and his new wife (who was also Catholic and went through the same process) had two children from previous marriages that ended in divorce.