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To: NYer

He doesn’t realize that the Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics really do it the same way. The Romans are much more formal with their practice of annulment but the Orthodox require a Bishop acknowledge the failure of the first marriage and then grant permission for the second.


11 posted on 06/17/2014 6:17:55 AM PDT by FormerLib (Sacrificing our land and our blood cannot buy protection from jihad.-Bishop Artemije of Kosovo)
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To: FormerLib

What about the third?


12 posted on 06/17/2014 2:04:05 PM PDT by NYer ("You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears." James 4:14)
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To: FormerLib

But if it’s like a Catholic annulment, theoretically and considering the circumstances are actually legit, why stop at three? Or would that be a case where say the third marriage is a case of unknowing siblings marrying or whatever and finding out later. I say theoretically because I know the Orthodox treat marriage with the upmost respect, any third marriage is always described as very rare with a ‘ funereal or penitential tone,’ as far as I have found.

Freegards


14 posted on 06/17/2014 8:33:29 PM PDT by Ransomed
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