In the first place I am not a liar, and my brother is not penniless.
I don’t give a crap who you know that got a freebie, I am telling you that annulments are not cheap.Does the Church give charity cases a breakl? According to you they do. I wouldn’t know since I and my brother work for a living.
You wrote:
“In the first place I am not a liar,”
So you say. I have no reason to believe you.
” and my brother is not penniless.”
Then he should pay the fees.
“I don’t give a crap who you know that got a freebie, I am telling you that annulments are not cheap.”
Most annulment fees are. Most diocese only charge a processing fee of a few hundred dollars. Some diocese list these costs on their websites by the way. That’s cheap considering every diocese in the world losses money in terms of costs with annulments.
“Does the Church give charity cases a breakl? According to you they do. I wouldn’t know since I and my brother work for a living.”
So do some people who are dirt poor. And yes, the Church charges them nothing.
Diocese of Arlington website:
“The processing of a formal case generally generates costs of approximately $1200. It is expected that the person seeking an annulment will assist the Tribunal in partially meeting its administrative costs through a fee of $750. The fee is usually paid in installments during the process, but other arrangements can be made. One’s inability to pay, however, does not affect the acceptance or final decision; the fee can be waived or reduced as need be.”
Diocese of LaCrosse, Wisconsin:
“The standard fee for processing a formal marriage case is $400, which is less than half of what it costs the Diocese of La Crosse to process a case. The fee is partial reimbursement for the cost of paying salaries and operating the office. The average case requires 24 to 40 hours of our time. We ask that one fourth of the fee be paid at the time of your interview and that the fee be paid in full before the case if finalized. (If you are experiencing financial difficulties, the fee can be reduced and/or arrangements can be made to pay it in small monthly payments as necessary. No one is ever denied the right to petition for a possible declaration of nullity based on an inability to pay.)”
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown:
“What does an annulment cost?
For residents of this diocese there is no formal charge, although an anonymous donation is suggested at the completion of the process. For those outside the diocese, a fee of $350 is required to begin the process. However, no one need ever put off beginning the process due to a lack of money.”
Are you starting to get the picture there, sport?