Scope and Delimitation

This study is conducted to see what happens in the Philippines if divorce is legalized from

the perspective of Roman Catholics. Divorce is particularly painful for Roman Catholics because

of the congregation's teachings on marriage constancy. In fact, the Roman Catholic Church is

more concerned with remarriage after divorce than with an excess of divorce.The congregation

strongly opposes separation; a more closed form of division would be preferable, but routine

enough legal considerations, property settlements, child custody, and other issues make a

common separation the most sensible course of action for individual Catholics.

The burden of failed marriages usually falls on women due to cultural stereotypes and the

current legal system of our country. Women are sometimes solely burdened to financially

provide for their children and they balance this with their personal struggles of loneliness and

social stigma.

The impact of domestic violence on children should also be considered. Studies suggest that

there is a correlation between witnessing domestic violence or intimate partner violence and the

development of children. Most of those who have witnessed domestic violence have exhibited

aggressiveness, hyperarousal, anti-social behaviors, fearfulness, withdrawn behaviors, avoidant

behaviors, inhibited behaviors, and developmental regression.

Statement of the Problem

A divorce is a legal action taken by two married people to terminate their marital

partnership. It's often referred to as "marriage disintegration," and it's essentially the legal action

that ends a marriage until either of the life partners passes away. The Philippines and the Vatican

are currently the only two sovereign states on the world that restrict separability.

This study is designed to answer the following questions:

1. What will happen in the Philippines when divorce will be legalized?

2. What are the Catholic beliefs that contradicts to the law or concept of divorce?

3. What are the help that the Catholic Church can give to those couple who wanted to have

a Divorce?