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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Entering a new marriage after a previous marriage has ended.
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Paper 2
Marrying again after a previous marriage has ended; in this topic, particularly after divorce while the former spouse is still alive.
Revise: Divorce and RemarriageRemarriage means marrying again after a previous marriage has ended. Here, the important question is whether someone may marry again after divorce while their former spouse is still alive.
Paper 1
Name the Christian tradition you are explaining: Catholic and Church of England attitudes towards remarriage differ.
Link a religious teaching to the belief it supports. For example, Mark 10:11–12 helps explain opposition to remarriage while a former spouse is alive.
Distinguish reasons why a marriage breaks down, such as adultery, from religious beliefs about whether divorce or remarriage is acceptable.
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Marrying again after a previous marriage has ended.
Mark 10:12 also links divorce followed by remarriage with adultery.