Posted on 07/29/2005 1:54:24 PM PDT by TheStickman
Welp, I learned today that my annulment has moved not a single inch in the last 60 days. It's been 14 months since I began this journey and it appears, based on how it's moved to date that my case is never going to be decided. 10 months to another full year. My parish offers me and my wife ZIP in the way of support but they sure like getting those envolopes with a check from us each month. Being denied would be better than this--at least we would have some notion of what we needed to do besides wait.
So if anyone know of another church that has valid Sacraments, that doesn't make people wait an insane amount of time for annulments (or better yet, doesn't require annulments at all) and RCC recognizes please freep mail me.
Sheesh...you'd think I wanted 72 virgins or something. I just want to be able to make my 1st ever Confession and take Communion, help others, hopefully make it into Heaven and listen to the angels sing His Praise. Instead it looks like I get to burn for eternity because a ^%$^%# process is moving slower than Ted Kennedy moves towards helping a drowning woman.
Annulment isn't a Sacrament.
What was your sin, my son?
You can check if there are parishes that have a better success rate.
There are some pastors who are really proactive to try to keep people within the faith and will go the extra mile.
The only churches with valid sacraments for a Catholic are in communion with Rome or with the Eastern Church. You can usually ask the priest.
It's a bit expensive, from what I hear, but you get to do self-electroshock therapy and marry celebrities for brief periods.
Wait a minute, I'm confused. How is it that you were married in the Catholic Church but have yet to recieve the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
Have you considered having your name legally changed to Kennedy? That seems to help.
"Annulment isn't a Sacrament."
True, it simply is a recognition that the sacrament of marriage did not occur.
Lately I've tried quitting it all, and so far it seems to be going ok.
No, you just want the church to give you the green light in breaking a promise that you and your wife made to God. Certainly not a circumstance in which careful reflection and consideration is warranted.
Call Ted Kennedy or one of the other big shots who seem to breeze through annullments at warp speed.
Wife and I were civilly married 8 or so years ago. She received an annulment from her 1st marriage 3 months ago. Took her case about a year from start to finish to conclude. I am (was?) converting to Catholicism and have been 14 months so far into the annulment nitemare and learned today another 10 months to a year waiting lay ahead.
Incidently, you can go to confession at any time; no need to be annulled for that! You may also recieve Communion if you have not remarried.
I know I'll get in trouble if I answer this so I won't.
You and the ping list might find this amusing.
Not in a million years. I want an answer: Granted or denied. Also, you got no clue what promise I made or didn't make with my 1st wife nor she with me.
If I wanted a *green light* and didn't respect the Church's teaching regarding marriage there wouldn't be any reason to be frustrated or fed-up, would there? I wouldn't have freaking bothered.
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