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The problems with the American tribunals are the next generation of poblem but Marcel is supposed to have allowed the initial liberalization. Given and inch, AmChurch bishops took a mile to the point where I believe that the US has about 6% of the world's Catholics and 67% or more of the world's Catholic annulments. That cannot all be attributed to Marcel BUT in earlier days, every annulment granted was automatically appealed to the Rota in Rome by the Defender of the Bond and parties had to be available on short notice in Rome for hearings on appeal before Marcel.

I don't know the name of book or author (I believe he has an Italian name) but there is a book by a Notre Dame architecture professor which may well be an accurate starting point. He was very uspet at his wife attaining an annulment in South Bend because he felt very strongly that there were no legitimate grounds. The book was published in the 1990s. I borrowed it from a public library. The author displayed a very good grasp of Canon Law and annulment procedure. I wish I could be more helpful.

I think this is where you are getting your misinformation from:

ADDRESS OF JOHN PAUL II TO THE TRIBUNAL OF THE ROMAN ROTA, 17 February 1979

"I wish at this time to recall Cardinal Boleslaw Filipiak who was summoned to his heavenly home during the past year. I also wish to pay homage to our esteemed Monsignor Charles Lefebvre for his example of diligence and unselfishness. The Holy See continues to benefit by his valuable experience, now that he has ended the service he was rendering to the Sacred Roman Rota until a few months ago."

It was a Lefebvre, but not the Archbishop, who never served the Roman Rota.

You and ninenot have once again committed calumny, against a deceased Archbishop. This is your Michael Moore method of Apologetics. Throw any outright lies, half truths and misstatements out there with an attitude like you actually know what you are talking about, and hope some poor ignorant sap buys it. Your methods are the same as all the enemies of the Church, you have no concern for truth, you are frauds who give scandal to the ignorant.