[Mrs. Don-o]

That very good friend of yours is very much in the wrong. Annulment does not depend on money (in fact several US dioceses offer access to the tribunal process free of charge, and all of them have reduced fees for needy people) and the time frame is entirely dependent on the complexity of the case.

If it's a slam-dunk "documentary" case (where a mere document shows that the first marriage was not valid) it could be very quick, whereas if it's a contested annulment which requires tracking down the respondent, translators, cross-examinations, etc. it could be a long time coming, and a favorable ruling is by no means certain.

The pope wasn't willing to compromise with King Henry VIII on this, even though it cost him England and pret-near the whole Anglosphere for the next 500 years.

[ebb tide]

The pope wasn't willing to compromise with King Henry VIII on this, even though it cost him England and pret-near the whole Anglosphere for the next 500 years.

Hate to break the bad news to you, but there's a new pope in town now.