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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: Natural Law

“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.”

Yet they are both “unmarriages”, one through divorce, the other through pretending they didn’t get married.

If one cannot have confidence that a sacrament can’t be undone if found inconvenient, why have them at all?


144 posted on 06/05/2012 2:19:30 PM PDT by RFEngineer
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