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Annulment or Decree of Nullity
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Properly called a Decree of Nullity, it is a finding by a Church tribunal that, on the day vows were exchanged, at least some essential element for a valid marriage was lacking, such as, one of the parties did not intend lifelong fidelity to the other person or excluded having children entirely.
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Annulment: Roots of a Growing problem
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The author states his case on it, elaborates on factors affecting it, and posits a worsening scenario should those factors continue to influence the process.
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Determining Grounds of Nullity
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What a tribunal will consider in determining whether a prior marriage is null so that the person is free to marry in the Catholic Church.
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One Thing Leads to Another
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Thomas Droleskey re-inforces the Church's teaching on the matter of annulment, divorce and remarriage, which states that anyone in any of these conditions who engages in any form of sexual relations outside of marriage commits adultery and can not receive the Eucharist.
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