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Catholic Church Communion Rules

The Catholic Church's rules regarding communion for divorced and remarried individuals, including the role of pastoral sensitivity and canonical tradition.

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Jan 9, 2026

How do current Catholic Church rules (Canon Law and Catechism) address divorced and remarried Catholics receiving Communion?

Current Catholic teaching, reflected in Canon Law and the Catechism, distinguishes between being divorced and being divorced-and-remarried: a person whose legal divorce has ended a civil marriage but ...