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Re: sex with former wife	Father Smith	Thursday, September 2, 2004
Question: Just a comment on your excellent responses to these questions, esp on the first since you said you were "stumped" Given the whole re-theologizing of JPII regarding the marital act I think we could say that without a doubt to engage in marital relations with an "ex-spouse" would be sinful --- Marital relations are only moral "within the CONTEXT of marriage" which is more than just a legal bond or even a sacramental one but is a whole communion of life and love of which the sex act is the outward sign, manisfestation, and renewal In a divorce the bond remains (hence the need to be faithful to the ex-spouse) but the communion of life has been broken (hence the immorality of any arrangement that would be "friends with benefits")
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM+ Dear Father: Thanks for your clarification of this. I thought this might be the case, but was not sure. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Re: sex with former wife

Father Smith

Thursday, September 2, 2004

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Just a comment on your excellent responses to these questions, esp on the first since you said you were "stumped"

Given the whole re-theologizing of JPII regarding the marital act I think we could say that without a doubt to engage in marital relations with an "ex-spouse" would be sinful ---

Marital relations are only moral "within the CONTEXT of marriage" which is more than just a legal bond or even a sacramental one but is a whole communion of life and love of which the sex act is the outward sign, manisfestation, and renewal

In a divorce the bond remains (hence the need to be faithful to the ex-spouse) but the communion of life has been broken (hence the immorality of any arrangement that would be "friends with benefits")

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM+

Dear Father:

Thanks for your clarification of this. I thought this might be the case, but was not sure.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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