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Ms. Toad

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17. The participation of both spouses is not required for a church annulment.
Sat May 14, 2022, 03:04 PM
May 2022

Annulments were previously harder to get. But in more recent years a long as you are wiling to put up with the process, you'll get an annulment.

"In most years since 1980, this has fluctuated between 85 percent and 92 percent,” Mr. Gray said. . . . Of those who applied in 1992 in the United States, according to Vatican statistics, 83 percent received annulments and 2 percent were denied. Fifteen percent of the cases were abandoned by the applicants.


https://www.rampfesthudson.com/what-percentage-of-annulments-are-granted/#What_percentage_of_annulments_are_granted

"Lack of due discretion of judgment" is the basis for about 75 percent of American annulments today, including that of Kennedy. Divorcees can claim that as a bride or groom they were emotionally immature, or incapable of commitment or fidelity.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/04/20/so-the-marriage-was-never-actually-valid/05227626-2a18-4ae8-a1d7-76fd0f00675c/

Pretty much anyone can claim they were emotionally immature or incapable of commitment of fidelity. The process of proving it may be time consuming, humiliating, and costly - accounting for the 15% who abandoned the process. But if you persist - at least in recent years - you are likely to be granted an annulment.
Jesus Christ Florida Bull May 2022 #1
Well, abortion was quite popular in Rome at the time of... TreasonousBastard May 2022 #3
They will just get annulments. Ms. Toad May 2022 #2
It's very difficult to get annulments. My parents didn't qualify pnwmom May 2022 #6
It depends on where you are. Brooklyn is the Catholic Reno. Scrivener7 May 2022 #9
I've heard that as a reason. However, being gay wasn't considered a sign pnwmom May 2022 #16
Crazy. Scrivener7 May 2022 #20
Everyone I know who wanted one, got one. Ms. Toad May 2022 #14
My mother was persistent. But the Church law was clear, so it depended pnwmom May 2022 #15
The participation of both spouses is not required for a church annulment. Ms. Toad May 2022 #17
My mother didn't get to the point of applying because she was told there was no point pnwmom May 2022 #19
My point was that, if you're willing to put up with the process, you can get an annulment. Ms. Toad May 2022 #23
Despite your BIL, you clearly understand that Catholics are as split as other Americans. pnwmom May 2022 #25
Correct - which is what bothers me. Ms. Toad May 2022 #27
That's kind of awful. He wanted her to stay married to him? Scrivener7 May 2022 #21
No, they were divorced and he didn't care about going through a humiliating annulment, too. pnwmom May 2022 #22
Do State governments Florida Bull May 2022 #18
Under some circumstances. Ms. Toad May 2022 #24
I'm a free spirit. But they are going to end up coming after me next. Lady Freedom Returns May 2022 #4
Forget second marriages, TFG and Giuliani both had three Rhiannon12866 May 2022 #5
Rush Limbaugh was married four times and had no children. Thank you Darwin! madinmaryland May 2022 #26
Jesus taught that lust for other women in a man's heart already constituted adultery milestogo May 2022 #7
The Biblical objection to divorce was to protect women Freddie May 2022 #8
NC has a ban on adultery dsc May 2022 #10
How is that Tickle May 2022 #11
I think it isn't enforced often dsc May 2022 #12
Adultery is already illegal in several states X07Y39-Alpha May 2022 #13
It feels like splitting hairs, Florida Bull May 2022 #28
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