“For example, though the Catholics prohibit divorce, this only applies to Catholics.”
It’s the remarriage part that Catholics prohibit, but I don’t see a problem if Catholic rules apply to folks wanting to become Catholic. That’s the way it is now.
“Oddly enough, this would benefit all the churches that are part of the agreement, because many of their congregants who just got a secular marriage, would want to renew their vows in a “real church wedding”.
Agreed. There have been several articles with Catholic pundits who suggest that the Catholic Church consider removing itself from the civil aspect of marriage, some are new since the sc rulings.
Here’s an old one from last nov:
Freegards
It’s a bad option, IMHO. What it would mean is that Catholics would no longer recognise baptist marriages, etc.
It may turn out that way when all the protestants go ghey, but we are not at that point yet.