Can a priest request a dispensation to marry outside of the church from a Bishop without the couple's consent?

[maryjk]

Correct, the fact she was a Lesbian was NOT known to my fiancée at the time he wed. She had not disclosed to him or anybody. She didn’t come out until later. This is why I am confident an annulment and convalidation will be possible later. If we start now, the time of excommunication won’t be long.

EV

Had she “come out” to herself before the marriage? In other words, did she truly believe that when she got married, she would stay married?

And do you really want to presume that an annulment will come through? What if it doesn’t? What if it does but it comes through too late?