Church legalese. I have 2 friends. Both Catholic. Both divorced from their first sposes neither had kids. They wanted to get married (this was in the 80s. ). The church said sure.....give us X amount and it’s a done deal. It was too rich for their blood.....they got married in some Christian church or other and had 2 daughters whom they raised Roman Catholic.
You were actually in on the annulment discussions? I didn’t realize non-parties were allowed to participate.