[murphE]

the Pope said... "One must resist fear of the truth, which at times might stem from fear of wounding persons. The truth, which is Christ himself, frees us from all forms of compromise with prejudiced lies."

Interesting. More interesting is what the Holy Father did not say but implied, that there are a whole lot of people with phony although officially approved annulments. Another instance where the application of canon law does not necessarily conform to the objective truth.

[wmichgrad]

but implied, that there are a whole lot of people with phony although officially approved annulments

I think it's safe to say that this is a hard fact, at least here in the US. My in-laws would be a perfect example. Married almost 30 years with three adult children and the Church says there was never a marriage.