Catholic Church Annulment - Is it right or wrong?
By iskayz
@iskayz (5420)
Philippines
July 7, 2008 4:27am CST
There are 2 kinds of annulment. One is by legal procedure and the other is by Catholic Church annulment.
I am Roman Catholic and I've always believed in the teachings of the church. I have never questioned the catholic church but while I was surfing in the internet I came across a website about God, Christianity and the likes.
According to the site, even if a couple have been legally divorced or annulled, still in the eyes of God they are married and if they divorced they still commit adultery. In the teachings of the church divorce/annulment is also not allowed even if legally granted.
If this is so, then why would there be a Catholic church annulment? Why would the church provide means of annulment when in the first place separation of married couples is a sin?
What is your views about this?
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4 responses
@alokn99 (5717)
• India
7 Jul 08
There are always issues which are conflicting in terms of interpretation when it come to religion, simply because the principles were made in different era. These become more evident as times change, society changes. Some amendments are then carried out to allow deviations from the principles of the religion to fit into present society. The Church will still maintain its stand on the principle of marriage, however will still allow the annulment to fit into today's society demands The difficulty in procuring an Annulment say 50 years ago to now was more.
@2good4sybill (91)
• Philippines
7 Jul 08
Hi iskayz! The Catholic Church wedding is a sacrament..a covenant. While civil wedding would bind 2 (supposedly husband and wife)people by a contract. A contract can expire. But a covenant lasts for eternity because it is God who administer the rite. It is God who binds the husband and wife. And because it is a covenant, it cannot be broken. It is right to say that even a couple's marriage has been annulled, they cannot marry another if they were married under the Catholic Church.
Catholic Church annulment may be granted if one of the spouse will be proven to cause harm to the partner's life ( I'm not sure if i stated it right), but the latter may still not marry another.
That's as far as I understood the Catholic teaching. I'm sure about the first paragraph but you may ask a priest to confirm about the reason why they allow annulment in the Catholic Church..
Any comment is welcome..........
@2good4sybill (91)
• Philippines
8 Jul 08
Hello..thanks for clarifying..sorry about that..I had to make a research to finally get it right for you..
According to Fr. Levi of EWTN..If a divorced Catholic wishes to remarry (ie..with the church's approval), he or she needs to have the previous marriage annulled (in the Catholic Church,of course). An annulment is only absolutely needed, if the previously married Catholic wishes to remarry....
(which could mean that a Catholic may remarry after church annulment)
So there..I hope that answered your question.
I visited your site..you've been busy with Mylot! I am a newcomer,you should say, I haven't figured out how to customize my homepage, putting on my photo on top of my discussion post, and putting my web/blogsite on my own homepage..I don't even know how to add you to my online friends!
Keep buzzing around!!!!
Sybill
http://callcentersphil.blogspot.com
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@Chispa514 (871)
• Montreal, Quebec
7 Jul 08
That's why alot of people I know who are devout Catholics (like my family), don't get married in a church anymore, even as much as they want to , because they know that sometimes things happen, and even though it is a covenant, sometimes, things happen and the marriage is beyond saving. So they figure if they get married by justice of the peace, then they won't be commiting sin or anything when they eventually get divorced.
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@avidwhit (1492)
• Mexico
7 Jul 08
I really cant comment but I think the whole thing is wrong starting with a contact or permision from the state sold that we might love one another. Why do we have to ask permission to love and pay for a contract. We all ought love with or without this contract. :)
