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To: Not gonna take it anymore

“An annulment does not make the children illegitimate. It means the marriage was not a true sacramental marriage.”

Boy, and Protestants get accused of making it up as we go along!

On the issue of divorce/annulment, let’s agree not use the term “divorce” or “annulment” Lets just call it getting “unmarried”

I suspect that Catholics get unmarried about as frequently as non-Catholics, at least in the US.

Unmarriage, or whatever you want to call it is a distinction without a difference - to anyone who is honest about it.


138 posted on 06/05/2012 1:09:13 PM PDT by RFEngineer
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To: RFEngineer
"let’s agree not use the term “divorce” or “annulment” Lets just call it getting “unmarried”"

Let's not. Church declarations of nullity have no civil effects and civil divorces have no theological effects. The terms are not interchangeable in any respect.

A marriage once instituted by God can only be dissolved by the death of one of the spouses.

Peace be with you

139 posted on 06/05/2012 1:18:30 PM PDT by Natural Law (Jesus did not leave us a Bible, He left us a Church.)
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To: RFEngineer
Unmarriage, or whatever you want to call it is a distinction without a difference - to anyone who is honest about it.

Indeed.

141 posted on 06/05/2012 1:54:28 PM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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