Anullment is when a marriage is considered null and void. It means no marriage took place.
2007-03-06 18:31:13 · 22 answers · asked by allanbabes 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
I am not Catholic but if you were legally divorced and no longer Catholic or marrying someone Catholic then probably but you should ask the church in which you plan to marry.
2007-03-06 18:35:02 · answer #1 · answered by Santa's Elf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
All prior marriages of both parties must be declared null before marriage in the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church believes that God does not recognize civil divorces.
Jesus said, "Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate." (Mark 10:9)
However there may be hope of a declaration 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.
2007-03-07 15:30:22 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, as long as the first marriage was performed as a civil ceremony, it would be considered a non-marriage once you were legally divorced; if you were talking about being re-married in a Catholic church after a church ceremony the first time, you would need an anullment.
2007-03-06 18:37:59 · answer #3 · answered by wetdreamdiver 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An anullment is when a given marriage is declared as having been NULL and VOID from the beginning; that no marital bond ever existed between the couple in question.
Anullment is not a form of spiritual divorce. Rather, it is a declaration that, for whatever reason, a marital bond was never in existance to begin with.
One who is in a valid marriage, and then divorces, cannot marry again because, in the eyes of God, a marital bond is permanent.
2007-03-07 03:06:42 · answer #4 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a grey area with the Catholics, some say you can and some say you can't. Reason I say this is because in order for you to have another church wedding as a catholic you have to get it An anullment from the church by stating a valid and undeniable fact with you want it anulled. and depending on how practicing your church is some Catholic church's wont do anything till the pope himself has given his take on the situation
2007-03-06 18:41:05 · answer #5 · answered by David 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is my understanding that the Catholic church does not recognize divorce and therefore will not allow a divorced person to re-marry in the church. However, the rules may have changed since then. I would ask a church official to confirm this; this is just what I have always heard.
2007-03-14 13:04:29 · answer #6 · answered by bracygirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right about the definition of an anulment.
Unless a prior marriage receives a declaration of nullity, no marriage can take place in the Catholic church. This is because a marriage is presumed valid until it is proven invalid. Any subsequent attempt at marriage would be invalid and the parties would be in adultery.
2007-03-13 02:23:33 · answer #7 · answered by Mommy_to_seven 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stop and think about that. A judge already legally and lawfully issued that divorce yet the CC wants to have that marriage annulled. No church can legally and lawfully annull any marriage.
2007-03-06 18:38:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you've done all your self-improvement work first before you consider re-marrying, after all you part of the first divorce and no one is blameless for a marriage break up. If you think it was all your exe's fault then you are NOT ready to be fit company for anyone.
2007-03-14 16:37:37 · answer #9 · answered by Lynne W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. But you said church, do you mean another Roman Catholic Church? You can get married in a church but not a RC one.
2007-03-06 18:35:48 · answer #10 · answered by bigjohn B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋