Everyone knows it is a "catholic" divorce!
2006-08-25 14:37:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I'm Protestant and my ex-wife is Catholic. We divorced several years ago. Recently, she asked me for an annulment. I refused. An annulment acknowledges that the wedding ceremony took place, but that one, or both, of us, entered the sacrament without a full commitment to it or for some other reason, the sacrement wasn't valid. Bull!!! I fully intended on the marriage lasting forever. I'm assuming my ex did as well. She went ahead and got the annulment without me. Apparently, since I'm not Catholic, my opinion is irrelevant. It REALLY ticked me off. I don't understand why they even bother with them. Regardless of what they say, the wedding happened and we were both committed to it, but it didn't work. End of story.
OK, I'm done ranting now. :)
2006-08-25 14:45:52 · answer #1 · answered by cool_breeze_2444 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sad, but true.
As recently as the 1960's, a divorce wasn't a "no-fault" situation.
People had to PROVE that something had been done by their spouse to make them unfit to be married.... mental cruelty, infidelity, etc. Then the courts decided to let anybody have a divorce any time they wanted it. The floodgates opened.
The Catholic Church holds some things very sacred, but at the same time the Church tries to work with people as they are, and society makes that change all the time.
Now... an annulment is similar to the way a divorce used to be, before the courts decided to let everybody do as they please. A person who wants an annulment has to prove that their spouse did not understand or intend to fulfill the vows that were spoken.
Unfortunately, there are more and more people all the time, who get married without understanding or intending to fulfill the vows.
Some of those people are marrying Catholics, too.
2006-08-25 14:44:42 · answer #2 · answered by mia2kl2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
With love in Christ.
2006-08-25 14:49:38 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see anything wrong with helping people who made wrong choices. Once it took a lot of influence to get an annulment (Like being a Kennedy or lessor royalty). By making the process available to more people it looks like they are more liberal. Of course those who decide are a bit more sympathetic than previous generations of clergy.
2006-08-25 18:05:00 · answer #4 · answered by Woody 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u must mean the catholive church in america!
im not catholic but i grew up in a catholic nation..
and back there.. its HARD to get an annulment.
but then again... divorce is against the law there too.
2006-08-25 14:44:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the church was losing too many members, which translated into losing too much money.
2006-08-25 14:43:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because MATRIMONY is a sacred thing,,,,,,,,,when you say i do you must have mean it,well you must be your infront of GOD,,,its a vow
2006-08-25 14:52:34 · answer #7 · answered by gren 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
m o n e y
2006-08-25 14:45:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are?? Since when???
2006-08-25 14:45:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They want to keep their members.........simple as that.
2006-08-25 14:42:27 · answer #10 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋