Marriage & Annullment

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I have a few interesting questions regarding the Church’s view of marriage and annullment.

My girlfriend just told me that her mothers first marriage was in a Catholic Church. Her mother was not Catholic, but the man she married was. They got divorced and never got the marriage annulled. She got re-married (but not in the Catholic Church). Does the church see her still married to the first man she married, since it was never annulled? And if so, what does that mean about her second marriage? Also, if so, does it mean she is committing adultery? :confused:
 
Now what if someone in her situation ever wanted to become Catholic. What kind of process would they have to go through to make it right with the church? 🤷
 
She would have to discuss the situation with a priest and submit herself to pastoral advice. She would have to petition the church for “an anullment”. Filing papers with the tribunal, getting witnesses etc. She might have to agree to live as brother and sister with the current “husband”. She would have to take RCIA classes like any other convert and go through all the rituals and rites etc.

BTW is the first husband alive? If he is then the above stands . If he is deceased then she’d just have to go through RCIA.
 
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Now what if someone in her situation ever wanted to become Catholic. What kind of process would they have to go through to make it right with the church? 🤷
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She would need to discuss her situation with her priest and have her first marriage examined for validity.

From there, the next steps would depend upon whether or not the first marriage was found valid or invalid.
 
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They got divorced and never got the marriage annulled.
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The church does not anull marriages, it declares they are null and that they have been null since the original ceremony. Because when investigating a marriage it only investigates the time of the wedding. If there is a reason it was not a sacramental marriage at that time, then the marriage is declared null.
 
too many variables to answer hear. the individual (not anyone else) must see the priest, be completely open and honest about their own marriage situation and marital history, and follow his advice. If he himself does not know for sure he will refer them to the marriage tribunal of the diocese.
 
What if a marriage is annulled, does that mean the 2 were committing adultery while “thinking” they were married? Since the marriage was never a sacramental marriage to begin with?
 
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What if a marriage is annulled, does that mean the 2 were committing adultery while “thinking” they were married? Since the marriage was never a sacramental marriage to begin with?
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No, it does not mean that.
 
Wow! I love this site. I can get so many answers. Thanks guys! :extrahappy:
 
srferdave said:
I have a few interesting questions regarding the Church’s view of marriage and annullment.

My girlfriend just told me that her mothers first marriage was in a Catholic Church. Her mother was not Catholic, but the man she married was. They got divorced and never got the marriage annulled. She got re-married (but not in the Catholic Church). Does the church see her still married to the first man she married, since it was never annulled? And if so, what does that mean about her second marriage? Also, if so, does it mean she is committing adultery? :confused:
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Yes.

It is most likely invalid.

Yes.

This based in Divine Law not Church law.
 
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