one of the parties CANNOT HAVE SEX...let's say you were in your twenties...and some accident happened to you...DO YOU THINK IT IS OK TO GET AN ANNULMENT FOR THAT REASON???( you know how the catholics believe in"be fruitful and multiply"....But what if one CAN'T????
2007-01-15 08:35:10 · 10 answers · asked by sweet 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Crap you can get an annulment in the RC if you pony up the right amount of money. Its another one of those mortal sins that you can make go away with money.
2007-01-15 08:40:33 · answer #1 · answered by Tom W 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly. Impotence after a marriage starts is not grounds for a declaration of nullity (annulment).
The Catholic Church believes that prior AND permanent impotence is a barrier to a true Christian marriage.
Doubtful or temporary impotence, difficulties in conceiving, and even sterility are not barriers to a true Christian marriage.
In other words, the Church believes that sex is an integral and holy part of marriage and children may or may not be gifts from God.
In legalese, the Catholic Code of Canon Law states:
Canon Law 1084 §1. Antecedent and perpetual impotence to have intercourse, whether on the part of the man or the woman, whether absolute or relative, nullifies marriage by its very nature.
§2. If the impediment of impotence is doubtful, whether by a doubt about the law or a doubt about a fact, a marriage must not be impeded nor, while the doubt remains, declared null.
§3. Sterility neither prohibits nor nullifies marriage, without prejudice to the prescript of ⇒ can. 1098.
With love in Christ.
2007-01-16 16:36:10 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The following are some of the possible reasons an annulment might
be granted if existing at the time of the marriage ceremony:
marriage to a close relative.
one of the parties did not know that the other party intended to avoid having children. Only well established positions concerning the exclusion of children, existing prior to marriage, are considered as possible reason for the granting of an annulment.
the marriage was forced upon one of the parties.
a catholic married outside of the Church without permission of the bishop.
not of marriageable age or with sufficient mental capacity to marry.
Maybe the person who was not injured could not handle the situation
God Bless You
2007-01-15 08:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In any religion, part of the process of marriage is the consummation of it. The people must have sex. If they don't then they are not married. As they have been through a marriage ceremony, in some religions the ceremony has to be annulled. It is not just the Catholics that grant annullments for non-consummation, many other Christian religions do as well.
In secular society, non-consummation provides grounds for divorce in many countries. There is nothing odd about the process at all. Non-consummation does not mean you have to get an annullment or a divorce, that is up to you, but if you are looking for grounds for an annullment or divorce it is top of the list.
2007-01-15 08:52:44 · answer #4 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who cares? The whole annulment process is nothing but vacuous casuistry, their way of allowing divorce without admitting that they're allowing divorce. I knew a priest who was a specialist in annulment canon law, and he told me he could get an annulment for *anyone*.
2007-01-15 08:39:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What happened to the in sickness and in health clause. Or is it no longer convenient because your spouse is ill.
2007-01-15 08:49:06 · answer #6 · answered by kny390 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am only concerned as to what the Bible says, not the catholic church.
2007-01-15 08:40:42 · answer #7 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I knew it.
Second question- no extra points, no answer, sorry.
2007-01-15 08:38:58 · answer #8 · answered by BuddyL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the " in sicknes & in heal" clause covers this!
2007-01-15 08:39:11 · answer #9 · answered by Bonno 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not CANNOT, its more like dont feel comfortable doing that.
2007-01-15 08:40:06 · answer #10 · answered by Zero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋