[1stFreedom]

>>Yes. "Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

That does not apply if:

1. One knowingly misleads a tribunal
2. One plays dumb in their quest for a null declaration. (For example, denying they were well past the maturity required by canon law. )
3. One knowingly remarries after an invalid anullment

One who does one of the above actively participates in deception and manipulation of the process. However, I don't think it's an automatic sentence to hell either. If one repents of the sin and never remarries or reconciles, then of course they aren't going to go to hell -- all is forgiven.

If one knows the grounds for anullment are invalid and remarries anyway, then yea, the threat of hell is extremely near. For them, they can leave their civil spouse or utilize the "internal forum" solution of merely living as brothers and sisters -- no sex (adultery).

Concerning binding things on earth, the Church does not have the power to bind one to evil commands, only good. This is why there are "conscious" clauses which allow for disobediance if one acts in good faith.

(A very higly abused thing, I may add, Bishop Lefebre and SSPX is one example of this abuse.)

A Bishop cannot bind in heaven what is sinful on earth. For example, a Bishop cannot give permission to a homosexual marriage. If he did, it wouldn't be bound in heaven.

[sinkspur]

The Church must assume that those who present themselves for annulment are acting in good faith.

If only the petitioner is acting in good faith, it doesn't matter what the other party does. The annulment is still valid.

The Church does everything it can to assure that the truth is being told, which is why three witnesses are required on each side.

People lie in all kinds of things. The Church is not responsible for the internal motivations of those who seek annulments; that's between them and God.

The annulment, nevertheless, is still valid.