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On September 8, the Holy See released a pair of documents by Pope Francis that reform the way the Church handles annulments. Here are nine things to know and share . . . 1) What is an annulment? Is it the same thing as a divorce?
A party seeking an annulment is not obliged to determine precisely which grounds impeded a valid marriage from coming into existence. He can and should cooperate with the marriage tribunal’s questions and remember that the ultimate determination of grounds for annulment rests with the Church.
What is an annulment? Why does the Catholic Church require every divorced person who wishes to marry in the Catholic Church, or who wishes to become Catholic, to obtain a declaration of nullity? What does the tribunal process involve? How long does the process take? How can a couple who has been married for many years present a case?
If you're seeking an annulment through the Catholic Church, follow this guide for procedures that a couple must follow when submitting their petition, plus answers to common questions, like...
One can’t properly consider what the Church teaches about divorce, annulment (properly called decree of nullity), or remarriage without first understanding what it teaches about marriage. So, let’s start there.
Q: What is an annulment? A declaration of nullity is issued by a tribunal — Catholic Church court — that a marriage thought to be valid according to Church law actually fell short of at least one of the essential elements required for a binding union.
An annulment in the Catholic Church deals only with the sacrament of marriage, and not the legal, historical, emotional truth of marriage. An annulment states that the sacrament was never present in the marriage, and not that the marriage never took place.
t. e. In the Catholic Church, a declaration of nullity, commonly called an annulment and less commonly a decree of nullity, [1] and in some cases, a Catholic divorce, is an ecclesiastical tribunal determination and judgment that a marriage was invalidly contracted or, less frequently, a judgment that ordination was invalidly conferred.
The annulment process is seven steps, which are detailed in this brochure: Step 1: The Petitioner submits a petition to the Tribunal. Step 2: The Respondent is contacted. Step 3: Evidence gathering. Step 4: Publication of the Acts. Step 5: Defender of the Bond. Step 6: Decision.
An annulment, formally called “a declaration of nullity,” is an official declaration by the Roman Catholic Church that a marriage did not meet the requirements for validity. Validity means that the desired outcome (in this case, marriage) has actually taken place as recognized by the Church.