Who decides Annulments? [edited]

[kage_ar]

when one gets a divorce, is there remorse, or since there has been an annulment, God overlooks the marriage sacrament, isn’t it by the law, set by God after all?

By removing the misleading word “annulment” from this discussion, perhaps the Church’s teaching will be more clear.

Two people can have a wedding, they may live together and have children. They may not have ever contracted a valid marriage in the eyes of God at that wedding.

The Church can review that wedding, interview the couple and witnesses, spend time in prayer and determine that the wedding that took place was null and void. They then issue a Decree of Nullity.

There never was a sacrament, God never joined the couple together.

In a true valid wedding, God does join together what no man can put asunder. What we know is that not every wedding is a valid marriage in the eyes of God.

Think of two actors in a play. There is a wedding scene in the play, this couple of actors stands up and says all the vows, but, we know it is not a valid wedding.

Or what if two people have a wedding, but, one of them was forced into it. They did not consent. That would not be a valid marriage in the eyes of God.

Does that make the teaching any clearer?

 

[Jerry_Marino]

i guess, God deals with the heart not whether we were married in a Church or not cause most marriage ceremonies read from Scripture whether done by clergy, justice of the peace or a captain at sea.

i just don’t agree with it. i understand that we get divorces and the reason is for this separation is the couples foundation is built on sand and not on solid Rock.

God bless