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Hi, guys —
This question is about Roman Catholic marriage laws. I was a practicing Episcopalian for many years before switching to the Anglican Continuing Church. At this point, however, I believe that the Roman Catholic Church is my true Church home, even though I am still Anglican.
I was married at age 20 in an Episcopal Church. My husband was a baptized Roman Catholic, but he was received into the Episcopal Church prior to our marriage. This marriage lasted 24 years and ended in divorce. He is still alive and remarried. I then married another baptized Roman Catholic. We were also married in the Episcopal Church. A few years later my second husband and I decided to attend an Anglican Church because the Episcopal Church has become very liberal — basically apostate.
- If my current husband, who I have been married to for 22 years and I were to consider becoming part of the Roman Catholic Church (which we do feel drawn to), what can we expect in terms of the recognition of our marriage?
My second husband was also married before, in a civil ceremony, and later divorced.
This seems to be a big mess, and my feeling is that the Roman Church wouldn't have us under these circumstances. We are older now and this is a very important issue.
Thanks for any help you can give us.
Karen
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