Yes. No passage of Scripture forbids dating or marrying someone who has had sex before, and Catholic canon law does not list a sexual past among the impediments to marriage. The law of Moses required a virgin bride only of the high priest. What Scripture and the churches ask concerns the couple’s faith and conduct from now on. What does it mean to not be a virgin? A virgin is a person who has never had sexual intercourse, so a…

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