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- Certain conditions are necessary for the marriage contract to be valid in canon law. According to Matthew 19:5–6 and 1 Corinthians 7:10–11, the Church cannot separate what has been united by God, but with his aid can rule that a marriage has been null since the time of its celebration.
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With this background in mind, we can begin to speak of marriage nullity and the process the Church uses to determine marriage nullity (popularly known as the annulment process).
Nov 8, 2013 · The Bible does not provide any direct support for the concept of annulment. The idea of annulment implies that a marriage was never valid from the beginning, but biblical references consistently treat marriage as a valid and binding union once it has been entered into.
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.
May 4, 2015 · Mark emphasized that whoever initiates a divorce, man or woman, and remarries has committed adultery themselves. Luke phrases it so that a man who divorces a woman and remarries, or a man who marries a divorced woman has committed adultery. And Matthew twice adds the "sexual immorality" clause.
Aug 6, 2018 · The Church always assumes that a covenant was created between the spouses unless direct evidence of the contrary is brought forth. If a defect is discovered, then a “decree of nullity” is issued, confirming that because of said defect, no covenant (that is, no marriage) was ever effected.
Jan 28, 2002 · Every correct judgement of the validity or nullity of a marriage contributes to the culture of indissolubility, in the Church and in the world.
Sometimes people ask, "If a marriage is annulled, does this make the children illegitimate?" The Declaration of Nullity simply states that a sacramental marriage did not take place and therefore both parties are now free to marry. The declaration has no civil bearing on the legitimacy of children.
