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There is a group of illegals who live in many countries. They are aided and abetted by loved ones who are powerless to help them.
I'm not exactly sure how it works but these illegals need permission from an international body in order to...well, let me tell it to you this way.
I have a friend. She is Catholic. She married a Catholic man. He beat the crap-fire out of her. She gave him quite a few years to quit it. He didn't stop putting the beat-down on her.
She couldn't take it anymore and left him. Against her husband's will she got a civil divorce. But my friend is a woman true to her faith. Which simply means this: The Church said that in their eyes she is still married and they will not grant an annulment unless she can prove there is some official reason for it.
This was not a problem for her as she was soured on men. My friend could not foresee a time when she would entertain the idea of dating, much less get married again. So the Church's specific rules were not causing her any angst.
But time did march on.
And a kind man did enter the picture who has, for eight years, not stopped her from stewing in her own juices. Finally, after testing him out, she accepted his proposal to marry and a ring of intention was placed on her finger. But, uh-oh. She's still a good Catholic married woman.
At this time my friend has to write a letter to the church and explain why they should grant an annulment. My friend is not a woman who breaks laws. She does not want to live illegally. But if she marries again without the Church signing off on it, then she may be forced to become an — gasp! — Illegal Congregant.
I am not a Catholic and never will be. But I decided to look up the acceptable reasons for why my friend could reasonably be granted an annulment of her marriage. These are listed below. My reading of the list did not show any specific reason that matched my friend's situation, namely "Your spouse beats the crap-fire out of you."
However, after reading over the list carefully, I believe I have found a very good reason my friend can rightly receive an annulment: Fraud.
That's right — Fraud!
My friend was intentionally deceived about the presence or absence of a quality in the other. The reason for this deception was to obtain consent to marriage. In other words, what if he had told her, "Listen, babe. I intend to beat the crap-fire out of you and then say I'm sorry and ask your forgiveness, and then do it again for years and years. So, will you marry me?" Do you believe she would have married the man?
So, yes, fraud because I double guar-OH!-damn-tee-ya he sweet-talked her and made big promises about the happy life they would live together. Yes, he made his case so well, she happily walked straight into a hidden trap.
Grounds for Marriage Annulment in the Catholic Church
There are very well defined canonical grounds for Marriage Annulment. Once these have been established marriage Annulment can proceed. It is important to understand the grounds for Marriage Annulment before making application, and if in doubt you should consult your local priest.
Insufficient use of reason (Canon 1095, 10) You or your spouse did not know what was happening during the marriage ceremony because of insanity, mental illness, or a lack of consciousness.
Grave lack of discretionary judgment concerning essential matrimonial rights and duties (Canon 1095, 20) You or your spouse was affected by some serious circumstances or factors that made you unable to judge or evaluate either the decision to marry or the ability to create a true marital relationship.
Psychic-natured incapacity to assume marital obligations (Canon 1095, 30) You or your spouse, at the time of consent, was unable to fulfill the obligations of marriage because of a serious psychological disorder or other condition.
Ignorance about the nature of marriage (Canon 1096, sec. 1) You or your spouse did not know that marriage is a permanent relationship between a man and a woman ordered toward the procreation of offspring by means of some sexual cooperation.
Error of person (Canon 1097, sec. 1) You or your spouse intended to marry a specific individual who was not the individual with whom marriage was celebrated. (For example, mail order brides; otherwise, this rarely occurs in the United States.)
Error about a quality of a person (Canon 1097, sec. 2) You or your spouse intended to marry someone who either possessed or did not possess a certain quality, e.g., social status, marital status, education, religious conviction, freedom from disease, or arrest record. That quality must have been directly and principally intended.
Fraud (Canon 1098) You or your spouse was intentionally deceived about the presence or absence of a quality in the other. The reason for this deception was to obtain consent to marriage.
Total willful exclusion of marriage (Canon 1101, sec. 2) You or your spouse did not intend to contract marriage as the law of the Catholic Church understands marriage. Rather, the ceremony was observed solely as a means of obtaining something other than marriage itself, e.g., to obtain legal status in the country or to legitimize a child.
Willful exclusion of children (Canon 1101, sec. 2) You or your spouse married intending, either explicitly or implicitly, to deny the other's right to sexual acts open to procreation.
Willful exclusion of marital fidelity (Canon 1101, 12) You or your spouse married intending, either explicitly or implicitly, not to remain faithful.
Willful exclusion of marital permanence (Canon 1101, sec. 2) You or your spouse married intending, either explicitly or implicitly, not to create a permanent relationship, retaining an option to divorce.
Future condition (Canon 1102, sec. 2) You or your spouse attached a future condition to your decision to marry, e.g., you will complete your education, your income will be at a certain level, you will remain in this area.
Past condition (Canon 1102, sec. 2)R You or your spouse attached a past condition so your decision to marry and that condition did not exist; e.g., I will marry you provided that you have never been married before, I will marry you provided that you have graduated from college.
Present condition (Canon 1102, sec. 2) You or your spouse attached a present condition to your decision to marry and that condition did not exist, e.g., I will marry you provided you don't have any debt.
Force (Canon 1103) You or your spouse married because of an external physical or moral force that you could not resist.
Fear (1103) You or your spouse chose to marry because of fear that was grave and inescapable and was caused by an outside source. Error regarding marital unity that determined the will (1099) You or your spouse married believing that marriage was not necessarily an exclusive relationship.
Error regarding marital indissolubility that determined the will (Canon 1099) You or your spouse married believing that civil law had the power to dissolve marriage and that remarriage was acceptable after civil divorce.
Error regarding marital sacramental dignity that determined the will (Canon 1099) You and your spouse married believing that marriage is not a religious or sacred relationship but merely a civil contract or arrangement.
Lack of new consent during convalidation (Canons 1157,1160) After your civil marriage, you and your spouse participated in a Catholic ceremony and you or your spouse believed that (1) you were already married, (2) the Catholic ceremony was merely a blessing, and (3) the consent given during. the Catholic ceremony had no real effect.
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