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Dear Francois,
Neither you nor your wife from your first marriage were Catholic or Orthodox. This makes your marriage a perfectly valid marriage, albeit non-Sacramental. In order for either one of you to marry a Catholic a Catholic Annulment would have to be obtained.
Because the marriage ended so quickly and with infidelity right off, it probably is a straightforward annulment and you were right to get a second opinion. You should not be discouraged from applying for the marriage to be declared null.
There is another process called the Favor of the Faith (also known as the Petrine Privilege) that could be applicable here.
You should ignore the priest with the bad advice and call the local Tribunal and I am sure they will help solve the situation.
Fr. Jonathan
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