2007-11-12 08:42:33 · 10 answers · asked by brenda w 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No allowance for common law. That is a civil concept, not religious. Living with someone you are not married to (or with whom an annulment was granted) would be rightly termed "living in sin."
A Catholic must have the marriage witnessed by a priest or a deacon
When a marriage is annulled the Church is saying there never was a marriage. Sort of like declaring a contract "null and void."
Pax Vobiscum+
2007-11-12 08:49:39 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
A Catholic, in order to be considered married, must have the marriage witnessed by a priest or a deacon or have the permission of the Bishop to do otherwise. There is no allowance for common law marriage.
An "annulment" means that there was never a valid marriage in the first place. It is not like a divorce that dissolves a valid marriage.
2007-11-12 16:47:13 · answer #2 · answered by jakejr6 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No. After getting the annulment, the Catholic person should have his/her current relationship regularized (blessed) so that he/she is no longer "living in sin."
2007-11-12 17:24:38 · answer #3 · answered by sparki777 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You aren't considered common law married until you have been shacking it for a few years. I think that is looked down on in the church.
2007-11-12 16:49:13 · answer #4 · answered by Mable VT is thinking, kinda 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
Catholic couples must be married to live together in the biblical sense.
With love in Christ.
2007-11-12 23:59:53 · answer #5 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Get married.
2007-11-15 10:36:29 · answer #6 · answered by Danny H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not according to the church dogma.
That is why they call it living in sin.
2007-11-12 16:47:50 · answer #7 · answered by Terry M 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
common law was abolished in 1997
2007-11-12 16:47:01 · answer #8 · answered by unitedfaith 4 · 0⤊ 6⤋
sure, just as long as they don't have sex.
2007-11-12 16:46:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
NO
2007-11-12 16:45:47 · answer #10 · answered by Gerry 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋