[John123]

With two bastard children from his first marriage that wasn't a marriage in the eyes of the church.

Ann Coulter brought that up in her recent townhall.com column. I didn't know about that.

Again, how can a marriage that spawned two children be annulled? Lots of Ketchup money donated to the church?

[Salvation]

An annullment merely states that there was no sanctified marriage. Children are still legal and blessed.

The annulment is between the man and the woman.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Again, how can a marriage that spawned two children be annulled?

There is a misunderstanding of what Catholic annulment is. The Church recognizes that a legal marriage took place. They require a legal divorce before the annulment process is considered. Children are therefore not illegitimate. Catholic annulments rule on the sacramental nature of the marriage. Two different things.

Note: you can get a legal annulment if the divorce occurs within the first year. Again, that's a different matter from the Church.