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To: metmom
"Where in Scripture is annulment sanctioned?"

Annulment is not a Catholic "divorce", it is a procedure according to the Church's Canon Law whereby an ecclesial tribunal judges whether the a marriage was entered into validly. The Church presumes that a marriage is valid until proven otherwise. A "Declaration of Nullity" is not a dissolution of an existing marriage, but rather a determination that a marriage never existed. Typical resons for an annulment are a marriage entered into fraudulently by either party or under coercion. "Because I got tired of him", "she cheated" and "I found someone who makes me happy" are not reasons for annulments.

For the record, many ex-Catholics become ex-Catholics because they have divorced and, according to Canon Law, are habitating in a state of adultery. Does this apply in any way to your decision to leave the Church?

53 posted on 01/13/2011 2:41:10 PM PST by Natural Law
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To: Natural Law; metmom; Alex Murphy; Quix

Of course “annulment is a (Roman) Catholic ‘divorce.’”

Rome spends pages trying to finagle its way around its own permission to divorce. If the money is right, the marriage never took place.

Hypocrites.


57 posted on 01/13/2011 3:01:55 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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