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Benedict XVI to the Church’s jurists and tribunals: “shun pseudo-pastoral...
From CNS about the Holy Father’s address to the jurists of his tribunals. The Italian text of the Holy Father’s address is here. Desire for sacraments not sufficient reason for annulment, pope says By...
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QUAERITUR: About negative judgments for “annulments”
From a reader: Archbishop Sheehan’s Pastoral Letter on Couples who are cohabitating was published in my church bulletin, …. I belong in the third group. My husband, who is not Catholic, was married in...
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QUAERITUR: Pastor says he can waive requirement of regularizing marital...
From a reader: I am in the process of converting from the Anglican tradition to the Catholic Church. The priest of the church where I am taking RCIA has told me that he has the pastoral prerogative to...
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Pope Francis on the airplane: The Synod, the family, Communion for the...
You may have heard that Pope Francis visited the Holy Land. On the flight back to Italy, His Holiness held another presser. At this point many of you might be cringing as the thought “What could...
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ASK FATHER: Does a declaration of nullity mean a marriage never existed?
From a reader… My diocese’s website says, “A declaration of nullity does not say that the marriage never existed,” yet the site also says that a declaration of nullity means “that the marriage was...
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Canonical process for marriage cases to be changed
The Bolletino is … packed today with news that I don’t consider all that good. There will be a presser tomorrow at the Sala Stampa. Two Motu Proprio Letters will be rolled out on the reform of the...
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Pope Francis has changed canon law procedures for “annulments”
Today we received the texts of the two Letters Motu Proprio from His Holiness Pope Francis which change the Codes of Canon Law concerning the procedures for declarations of nullity for both the Latin...
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ASK FATHER: Date for 2nd marriage set at parish before Tribunal decision
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My in laws divorced one year ago. My father in law is remarrying one month from now. He filed the annulment paperwork late last year and was told by the deacon handling it...
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ASK FATHER: Is the “annulment” process in the US just a rubber stamp?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have a quick question so I’ll keep this message short. Knowing several Catholics in my childrens’ Catholic school who have been divorced and remarried after getting an...
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