[Salvation]

Video

[billyboy15]

Kinda like Serv Pro.

Like it never happened

[married21]

There really needs to be stronger marriage prep, starting with parents teaching and being models of a Christian marriage. Working on cases, I have seen so many people whose parents did not do their job.

[Macoozie]

“Annulment”

It’s what Kennedys do so they can have a Catholic Church Wedding.

[mumblypeg]

My protestant relatives who have been married multiple times are fond of saying how they “won’t be lectured about marriage by a bunch of celibate old men.”
LOL.
These are invariably the same folks who claim Catholics don’t read the Bible.

[A Cyrenian]

bttt

[ADSUM]

Perhaps the Church should consider announcing and publishing the reasons for each annulment?

Civil marriage divorce is adjudicated in court and is a public record.

I realize that each individual values personal privacy, but acting as a legal and sacramental married couple is not a private matter.

I am not questioning the church’s decision or authority to do so, but having transparency may help understand the process and dispel the process as being a catholic divorce.

While I understand that if the marriage was not valid in the eyes of the church and time shouldn’t matter. It seems questionable that someone who was considered married for a long time and has children from that union should be able to have a later sacramental marriage. On the other hand God has wonderful mercy and He wants all to fully participate in the Body of Christ

[Manly Warrior]

Abalone!

Did the couple have intercourse? If so, the marriage is consummated.

Isaac saw Rebecca, took her into his tent and made her his wife. EOS.

God made them make and female and for this reason shall a man leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife and the two shall be one flesh.

[MurphsLaw]

I think a stronger distinction needs to be made between Catholic Sacramental (Matt 19 ONE Flesh single-organism Christian) marriage- and all others... There really is a big difference in committing to God sacrificially on the Altar- vs. the secular half hearted promise of "till death do us part" made on the beach, or in Vegas -... or in the courthouse.
Really understanding this distinction between the two marital commitments is critical in this process.

[ebb tide]

There's not much difference between the two now that Francis has made obtaining an annulment as easy as ordering a slice a pizza, and it's free.

And even if you are denied an annulment, Francis says you can still receive Holy Communion.

[Albion Wilde]

Bump

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[FroggyTheGremlim]

Thirty years ago the difference was about 1500 bucks.