The local indie churches all like to brag that over half of their membership is former Catholics, but they fail to mention what a high percentage are divorced and remarried.
What? Catholics don't get divorced and remarried?
Oh! that's right (slaps head) they just get an annulment. Problem solved.
That sure cuts down on Catholic divorce statistics, doesn't it. See how much more spiritual Catholics are since their divorce rate isn't as high as anyone else's?
INDEED.
That sure cuts down on Catholic divorce statistics, doesn't it.
Actually, no, it does not. Unless you can point out any secular or civil authority that recognizes annulments. Otherwise, those who get their annulments must also get a divorce in order for their remarriage to be recognized by the state.
In which case, even considering annulments, Catholics STILL have a much lower divorce rate than their non-Catholic peers, as per the two articles I posted above.