10. THE QUESTION WAS: The marriage vows of these couples would all be
invalid (and therefore eligible for an annulment) except for one. Which one is
NOT grounds for an annulment?
a.
Still drunk and drugged out, a couple wakes up in
Las Vegas having no idea they got married the night before.
b.
Husband recites vows at wedding while secretly
planning to cheat on the wife soon after, or is at least willing to cheat if
opportunity comes along
c.
One or both spouses marry with plans to permanently
block all chances of having children indefinitely by using birth control pill,
condom, etc.
d.
Couple has the idea they will have a trial marriage where if it
doesnt work out, theyll just part ways. Couple has believed from the start that remarriage is
acceptable.
e.
One of the spouses has severe psychological illness
prior to and throughout wedding day and marriage that prevents him or her from
fulfilling obligations of marriage.
f.
Couple marries, but husband forgot to mention to
wife he was married previously to Egyptian princess who is still searching for
him.
g.
One spouse never believed in God, and still doesnt. He or she regarded the marriage as purely a civil action.
h.
On the day of the wedding, both spouses are
completely aware and mature regarding obligations of marriage, but 10 years
later, one spouse succumbs to evil and commits adultery with good-looking
charming individual.
Even though no action taken AFTER the marriage vows can
make a marriage invalid, it is true that actions taken after vows can offer the
Church a glimpse into a spouses state of mind at the time of the vows. For
example, if one spouse cheats one week after the wedding, that might provide
information as to the persons attitude towards marriage on the day of the
wedding.
Reasons for annulments are not limited to the ones listed
above. Another reason would be: one person was forced by threat or gunpoint to
enter the marriage. Also, if one or both of the parties is Catholic, the couple
must receive permission from the Church to marry in order for the marriage to
be valid. (This rule does not apply to two non-Catholics) Also, there are other
psychological ramifications not addressed above. For info, make an appointment
with a priest as soon as possible.
Genesis 2:24
Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife:
and they shall be two in one flesh.
Heres
a famous book that you will not stop hearing about if you show up at a young
adult Catholic Bible Study
.. Good News About Sex And Marriage
by Christopher West
http://www.catholic-pages.com/marriage/sacrament.asp
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09707a.htm
http://www.catholicapologetics.org/ap060700.htm
http://www.silk.net/RelEd/sexuality.htm
http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.htm
http://www.catholic.com/chastity.asp
http://www.concernedcatholics.org/chastity.htm
http://www.concernedcatholics.org/sinsagainst.htm#
http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.htm
http://ascensioncatholic.net/ALPHA%20TOPICS/virtue_of_chastity.htm
http://ascensioncatholic.net/ALPHA%20TOPICS/sexual_morality_Part%20two.htm
http://jerome2007.tripod.com/catholic_ethics_and_morality.htm
http://www.staycatholic.com/sexually_transmitted_diseases_devastate_millions.htm
http://www.catholicparents.org/oxcart/warfare.html
(The Occults Demonic Influences)
http://www.ecatholic2000.com/mag/id47.html (Harry
Potter homily)
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