A civil marriage union that has never at any time been re-avowed in the Rites of the Catholic Church before an ordained Catholic priest would not be a marriage recognised by the Catholic Church. It would be considered a marriage 'outside' of the Church. Therefore it is unlikely that the Catholic Tribunal would see any requirement to apply for a Papal Dispensation to annul the marriage, because in the eyes of the Church there would be no marriage to annul. If the civil union, were later properly re-avowed in the Catholic Rite before an ordained Catholic priest, then any previous ceremonies are irrelevant to the Church and the Church would recognise the marriage. In that case an application to His Holiness, The Pope, could be made by the Tribunal on the couple's behalf, to annul their marriage. Not every application is successful.
Whatever the position with the Church, a Decree Nisi Absolute (a civil divorce) would need to be obtained to legally and lawfully annul the marriage in civil law and this will not affect or change the position of the Church.
Catholic AnswerUpon reading your question, it seems that you are using the term "blessed" to mean that the couple got married in front of a priest AFTER they had already been married in a civil ceremony. If the couple subsequently sought to have the marriage annulled, they would have to apply to the Tribunal. A Tribunal can only declare an invalid marriage null, they cannot annul a valid marriage. So the couple would have to prove that no valid marriage ever took place.Yes. The Catholic Church can "annul" any marriage. The marriage must first be presented to the marriage tribunal through your local diocese. After the tribunal concludes their investigation and, having found sufficient evidence that the marriage was indeed invalid, a "Decree of Nullity" will be issued.This process can be lengthy and sometimes expensive.
When my divorced Catholic friend wished to remarry, she had to write to the pope asking him to annul her first marriage.He wanted to annul the marriage after she cheated on him with the hockey team.
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King Henry VIII Henry the VIII, because the Pope wouldn't annul his first marriage.
King Henry VIII, after the Catholic Church rejected his bid to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragorn, so that he could marry Anne Boelyn.
King Henry broke away from the Catholic Church because the Catholic Church would not annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon, so that he could marry Anne Boelyn. That is how the Anglican Church was formed.
go to court and have the judge annul the marriage
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The Beverly Hillbillies - 1962 Annul That Marriage 8-22 was released on: USA: 18 February 1970
The English Reformation occurred in the 16th century when King Henry VIII wanted to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn. When the Pope refused to annul the marriage, Henry broke away from the Catholic Church and established the Church of England with himself as the head. This led to the dissolution of the monasteries and a shift towards Protestantism in England.
It should be easy to annul a marriage if the couple did not consummate it
I think you should talk to your husband about what you feel and ask him what he thinks. If that doesn't work, it's better to annul the marriage.