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Sandra
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Divorce and remarriage in the Catholic church

I am a catholic woman dating a divorced non-Catholic man. Can we marry in a Catholic church if he does not get an annulment if he was first married in a United Church? Even ff he does get an annulment, can we marry in a Catholic church with him not being Catholic? Also, I've read the grounds for annulment there is nothing about adultery. If his wife was having an affair will an annulment be granted on those grounds even after he has been divorced?

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Sandra:

The following may answer your question:

This might answer your question. Please go here:
http://www.dwc.org/questions/Annulment.shtml

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I would suggest making an appointment to visit your local parish priest. He will be able to answer any questions you might have and he will be the obe who helps you plan and schedule the ceremony anyway.

Rev. Susanna
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Adultery is not grounds for an annulment in the Catholic Church.

If your husband is of another church which permits divorce, they would expect him to follow the traditions, rules and dogma of that church.

If he is Christian, with the United Church of Christ, you should be able to marry in a Catholic Church if he was baptized and you both promise to raise your children Catholic.

Having said all this, it may depend on the priest. They may want him to convert.

My advice: Approach several parishes.
Blessings,
Rev. Susanna Stefanachi Macomb
http://www.susannamacomb.com

RevFrye
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Annulment [In reply to]

I shared your question with two priest colleagues. The feedback I received indicates that the Catholic church will marry you, even if he is not Catholic � provided he makes a commitment to allow any subsequent children to be raised in the Catholic faith. However, your fianc�s precious marriage would first need to be annulled by the Catholic church.

The Church recognizes all marriages as sacred, regardless of whether they took place in a Catholic or Protestant church. Therefore an annulment would still be sought by the Catholic church, if you are seeking to marry in a Catholic church. I also learned that there are two processes to consider... One being a process of �nullity� and the other a process of �annulment�. The best way to approach this is to seek out local parish priest and ask about the processes. I understand that most couples that are willing to go through the process, and wait (perhaps a year or so) for a response, will get what they ask for.

Regarding grounds... If you can establish that a union was not intended to be permanent or a party did not intend to be faithful, you may apply for the annulment. Perhaps it could be argued, in your case, that your fianc�'s wife did not intend to be faithful. Again, the best answer to your situation will lie with your local parish priest.

That having been said, you might consider a �backdoor� approach to your situation by getting married by a minister from another faith tradition. I have married couples whose situation was similar to yours. They then became active in their local parish, sought an annulment from the previous marriage, and went through the process of having their marriage "recognized by the Church".

Talk with you local parish priest about your options and the processes associated with each of them.

Rev. Roy Frye, M.Min

revfrye@serviceministries.org
http://www.serviceministries.org