As long as both of you belong to a Catholic church and have taken the RCIA classes. You have to go to confession to get past some of the sins that may have been created. Catholicism is a strong religion in their beliefs but not as strict as they used to be. By his soon to be ex-wife having an affair allows for a lawful divorce in order for him to move on and remarry.

No, unless his first marriage is annulled, a simple divorce will not suffice in the eyes of the Catholic Church. They don't recognize any divorce.

1) If your boyfriend just married in a traditional african wedding, but never received the Catholic sacrament of marriage in the past, he was not married in the eyes of the Catholic Church. They would call his situation "fornication". Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fornication 2) However, inter faith marriages can be allowed by the Catholic Church: "Roman Catholic - Christian: Bishop Charles McDonnell of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Hackensack, NJ commented that the Church would have no difficulty marrying an eligible inter-faith couple, as long as the marriage was performed by a Catholic priest. Dispensation can usually be granted to hold the marriage ritual in another church, temple, mosque, etc. The priest usually asks "the Catholic party if they are willing to raise their children in the Catholic faith. If they are unsure about that, we discuss it further, and talk about what exactly they are planning to do." Before the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), church rules for inter-faith couples were quite onerous. If they wished to be married in the Roman Catholic church, the non-Catholic partner had to agree in writing that they would have all of their children baptized and educated in the church. The non-Catholic's clergy could attend the wedding, but only as one of the wedding guests, not in any religious capacity. If the couple married outside the church, then their marriage was not recognized by the church. Also, the Catholic partner had to work for the religious conversion of their partner. 9 One series of estimates, of unknown accuracy, is that 18 million (25%) of the Roman Catholics in the U.S. marry non-Catholics. The figure for Manitoba, Canada is 40%; for Britain it is 75%." Source and further information: http://www.religioustolerance.org/ifm_deno.htm Further information: - "Disparity of Worship" http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05037b.htm In the case where the Catholic Church would have given a dispensation for such an interfaith marriage, they would be married for the Catholic Church. So no new marriage would be allowed.