Catholic church sanctioned divorce.
The Bible does not allow for annulling a marriage.
Jesus Himself said that divorce was permitted for adultery. There is no Biblical basis for annulling a marriage for many of the grounds that the Catholic church allows.
-— The Bible does not allow for annulling a marriage.——
The Bible doesn’t mention a lot of things. That fact alone means nothing.
But null or void marriages are as unavoidable as sin.
“Oh, that’s a cop out!”
No. Here’s why.
If two drunk people who just met go through with a wedding ceremony, are they validly married?
If two cousins go through with a wedding ceremony, are they married?
If two children go through with a wedding ceremony, are they married?
In every case, most rational people would answer, “No.”
Why? Because marriage isn’t simply a word, but a word which corresponds to a reality. Marriage is a lifetime relationship between a man and woman for the good of each other, and the begetting and raising of children.
If either party doesn’t intend a lifetime commitment at the time of the wedding, rejects children, is coerced, is impotent, or otherwise incompetent to be married, then the marriage is null.
Yup, it is said that the reason Bill Clinton carried a bible was that he too was looking for loop holes. I prefer to look to the message of the Gospel:
"Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
"Then in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” - Mark 10:2-12
"There is no Biblical basis for annulling a marriage for many of the grounds that the Catholic church allows."
What would those grounds be?
Peace be with you.