Allow me to translate: "I got divorced, and asked if I could marry again in Church. I was told that, since marriage is indisoluble, I could petition for a decree of nullity, which would involve an investigation of whether my first marriage was, in fact, valid to begin with, and with the understanding that my case would be determined on the evidence presented with no guarantees. Since the good people who work in the marriage tribunal do so full time, those making such a petition are asked to remit a filing fee, with the understanding that no one is denied the opportunity to make a petition solely on the grounds that they can't afford the fee. In my particular diocese, that fee is $400. Since it's an involved process which takes a lot of time and effort on my part, it's much easier for me to simply quit the Church, and misrepresent what I was told."
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Whether or not you believe the marriage is indisoluble, it great to have a pope with keys to undo the marriage on earth and in heaven. That is of course if you believe the pope has those keys.
If you are a Roman Catholic of course you believe he does. If you are a Protestant you have to believe like Luther that he does not. If you believe like Luther then you have to believe that the Roman Catholic church is a dead church and not truly Christian since it went astray. If it is a dead church the question must be asked, “What day or year did it go astray?” Until you can find the point when it was not true it is hard to say it is not true.
If it did not go astray then the Protestant had no reason to leave and the Popes excommunication of all Protestants must stand. A real conundrum here.
Very well put! Thank you. I’m sick of people berating the Church because it’s “rules” are too inconvenient for them
I see. and my narratvie was NOT AT ALL like someone reading a story, adding a whole bunch of stuff to it in your head, and then regurgitating it in the most vile light you can think of...