Why do some marriages fail

Question 1

Pressures on marriage

Answer 1

Lack of communication
lack of appreciation
unemployment
financial problem
affairs
lack of children

Question 2

What might religious communities offer to couples who are having relationship problems

Answer 2

Re-conciliation

Question 3

What might be offered as reconciliation

Answer 3

The religious leader might offer counselling and guidance to the couple and the wider community might offer support and prayers

Question 4

What three options does a person have if they can’t reconcile their relationship

Answer 4

Divorce - the legal ending of marriage
separation - deciding to live separately
annulment - a legal way of cancelling a marriage in the Catholic Church