2006-08-09 01:54:17 · 21 answers · asked by jotech5 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why do you insist on defiling our temple, Jew?
2006-08-09 01:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to speak to your priest.
Jesus forbids remarriage after divorce explicitly in the Gospels.
However, the apostles allow exceptions. These exceptions form the basis for what is called an annulment.
The Church cannot annul what God has done, but can recognize when a defective marriage existed. The most extreme example of this is a shotgun wedding.
However, even if the Church cannot find evidence of nullility, there are times, based upon mercy and charity, in which the Church will still allow you to remarry in the Church.
2006-08-09 01:59:55 · answer #2 · answered by OPM 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Catholic Church believes that God does not recognize civil divorces.
"Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate." (Mark 10:9)
However there may be hope of a declarations of nullity.
The term "annulment" is a misnomer because the Church does not undo or erase a marriage bond.
Rather the Church issues a declaration of nullity when it discovers that the parties were not truly joined by God and hence a full spiritual sacramental marriage as understood by the Church was not present.
Then the parties are free to marry for the first time.
Approach the appropriate person your in your parish who has been trained in the process. If you encounter difficulties, you may go directly to the diocese.
Be prayerful, honest and patient. It takes a while.
With love in Christ.
2006-08-09 16:48:21 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Annulments - in theory:
The proper term for an annulment is "An Ecclesiastical Declaration of Nullity." 12 Such declarations can be issued by a church tribunal to cover marriage and other sacraments.
Divorces are not permitted within the Roman Catholic Church, because valid marriages are considered to be indissoluble. Church canon law 1055 states that any marriage that takes place is legally presumed to be a valid sacrament, and is thus permanent. However, if sufficient convincing evidence can be shown which indicates that it was not a valid marriage, then a Declaration of Nullity may be given. This is, in effect, saying that the marriage never existed; it was not an ecclesial reality. Only after an annulment is granted may the couple be free to marry other people. This requirement is not restricted just to Catholics. A Protestant may marry another Protestant, and later divorce. If one of them wants to marry a Catholic, they must first receive an annulment from the Church for their first marriage.
Even though an annulment implies that no valid marriage occurred, children of that marriage are considered legitimate. (Catechism of the Catholic Church [CCC] 1138 & 1139). An "annulment can't affect children's status retroactively." 13
Church canon law 1057 states that a marriage is brought about by:
The consent of the parties (the bride and groom),
legitimately manifested,
by those qualified according to the law (again, the bride and the groom).
An annulment may be obtained on a number of grounds. Some are listed below:
It may be granted if it can be proven that there was "a defect of consent on the part of one or both ministers [i.e. the bride or groom]. Or, the consent was not legitimately manifested. Or, one or both of the parties may have been incapable according to law to exchange consent." 12
Consent of the parties requires that the bride and groom, at the time of marriage:
Understand the nature of marriage: that it is permanent, that they are to remain monogamous, that they are open to having children, etc.
Not having placed conditions on their marriage, like marrying only if they would live in a certain city, or would have no more than two children.
Be free of mental illnesses -- including latent illnesses that have not been diagnosed -- that might restrict their ability to give consent.
Be free of fraud and deceit.
Be "free of coercion or grave external fear." (CCC, 1628)
An annulment may also be granted "by reason of a defect of form" if it is determined that the officiating priest lacked the proper authority. Alternatively, if two baptized Catholics decide to get married in a civil service by a Justice of the Peace, their marriage is not recognized as valid by the church.
The bride and groom must have met certain requirements at the time that they married. Some are:
They must be old enough (16 years for the groom; 14 for the bride).
The groom or bride must not be a member of a Catholic religious order.
Neither has lied about the existence of a previous marriage.
The bride and groom are not too closely related, either by direct blood relationship, or adoption, or marriage.
They must have been baptized as Catholics, or have obtained special permission to marry.
The pope may dissolve a marriage that was not consummated.
Annulments - in practice:
The Archdiocese of Boston, reports that a typical annulment takes about one year to complete. It costs about $900 of which the petitioner is expected to pay about half. Contrary to common rumors, the Church loses millions of dollars a year in the granting of annulments. "The process is involved. The Petitioner is asked to submit detailed testimony. The tribunal contacts the former spouse. Witnesses are required. An expert in the field of psychology may be required for an assessment. It is not an easy process. However, it is not impossible either." 12
Most individual Roman Catholics appear to ignore the Church's teachings about remarriage. After divorcing, they often remarry without first having received an annulment. David Willey of the British Broadcasting Corp. stated that the Holy Roman Rota (the Vatican court that handles some annulments) processes about 200 marriage annulments per year, while civil courts in Italy process over 100,000.
Twenty one percent of adult American Catholics have experienced a divorce. 15 This is equal to the rate experienced by Lutherans, Atheists and Agnostics. It is lower than mainline Protestants at 25%, much lower than Baptists at 29%, and a great deal lower than non-denominational Protestants at 34%.
The Archdiocese of Boston estimates that fewer than 20% of the couples that can apply for an annulment do so. Since over 80% of divorced individuals remarry, it is obvious that many Catholics remarry outside the church, and that their new marriages are not recognized by the church.
2006-08-09 02:07:42 · answer #4 · answered by Carol 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oof.... that is going to depend greatly on the situation. If you have been married in the Catholic Church before, you will need to get your first marriage annulled. Heck, I've heard of some Catholic priests that have required that ANY Christian marriage be annulled.
Start with talking to the pastor of your church. If you don't feel like you are getting answers, look up the number of the Chancery Office for your diocese and ask if you can talk to a member of the Tribunal or another expert in Canon Law.
2006-08-09 07:17:55 · answer #5 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it depends on whether or not the church has determined through the annulment process that you had an actual contracted marraige. Impedements to a valid marraige are things like drug use or alcoholism where a person can not really commit to a decision to faithfully carry out wedding vowes. Another impedement would be if one spouse wants children, the other does not, lies about it or fails to make that known. There are many other impedements, and i suggest you contact a canon lawyer who deals with annulments. Call the diocesian office.
2006-08-09 02:00:37 · answer #6 · answered by wisdombeattentive 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you ready to get your first marriage annuled, because that is what it would take. An annulment is granted for various reasons. Not simply because you got divorced. It is usually granted because one of the parties entered into the marriage falsely. By that I mean, did your former spouse cheat on you? Or did the marriage just not work. I would talk to your priest. Good Luck:)
2006-08-09 01:59:23 · answer #7 · answered by Shawn 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You must have your first marriage annulled before you are allowed to remarry.
A divorce is a civil dissolving of a marriage. An annulment is a declaration that a sacramental marriage had not been entered into from the beginning.
2006-08-09 01:58:03 · answer #8 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Only after you do the paper work to absolve the first marriage properly. Hope the divorce was a sanctioned one.
2006-08-09 02:09:30 · answer #9 · answered by the Goddess Angel 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't care if you are Catholic or not it says in the Bible the only reason you can get a divorce is adultery, otherwise if you get married again you will be committing adultery.
2006-08-09 02:08:40 · answer #10 · answered by tracy211968 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No the catholic church is against forgiveness and kind acts.
2006-08-09 02:00:14 · answer #11 · answered by battersplat 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋