SPOILER ALERT. Catholic question about a story line on New Amsterdam, not necessary to be familiar with the show.

The story line was a boy needed expensive medication to live, and the parents couldn’t afford the meds, so the doctors suggested the parents get divorced to get the drugs on Medicaid. The parents were upset because they are Catholic and don’t believe in divorce. They said they love each other, and it’s a sin.

Mind you, I’m not Catholic, and I would find it very difficult to get a divorce, so I have no problem with that sentiment, but what bothered me is for a Catholic, why are they talking about civil divorce like they are divorced? If they are so religious, isn’t the religious marriage really the only important thing? They aren’t living in sin if their married in the church, are they?