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Andrew1386
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I was married in the Catholic Church several years ago but have since been divorced. Am I able to get married in the Church again without an anullment? I am so confused about this.
Married, Divorced and want to get married again...is this possible?
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The_Hidden_Life
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If you are were married in the Catholic church and you were granted a civil divorce, you must recieve an annulment before you can even consider marrying again.
You should not date anyone before an annulment has been granted.
In the eyes the Church, you are still married to your first wife unless an annulment has been granted.
You should not promise to marry anyone until you are morally free to do so by having received an annulment.
In the event that an annulment is not granted, you are not free to marry again until your spouse dies.
You should ask your priest to put you in touch with the proper contacts in your diocese to get the process started as soon as possible.
You should not date anyone before an annulment has been granted.
In the eyes the Church, you are still married to your first wife unless an annulment has been granted.
You should not promise to marry anyone until you are morally free to do so by having received an annulment.
In the event that an annulment is not granted, you are not free to marry again until your spouse dies.
You should ask your priest to put you in touch with the proper contacts in your diocese to get the process started as soon as possible.
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JimG
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No. (Unless you are talking about remarrying your first wife, in which case the church considers you at this point to be still married to her.)
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Dr.Colossus
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Marriage is a permanent covenant between a man and woman. It cannot ever be ended in the eyes of the Church (“What God has joined, let no man separate”). Therefore, a civil divorce is a legal proceeding, basically the end of a contract. However, an anullment is different. An anullment is basically a decision by the Church (through a marriage tribunal) that for one reason or another your union was never a marriage. The only way the Church will marry you “again” is if you were never married in the first place. I would speak to your parish priest about how to begin the anullment process.
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justLaura
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If your wife is still living, you need to seek an annulment (unless, as someone pointed out, you’re remarrying your original wife!)
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