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Glenn Hartwick wrote:

Hi, guys —

I met my fiancée on Christian Filipino over three months ago, and I asked her to marry me, and she said, "yes".

I am a baptized non-Denominational Christian, and she is Roman Catholic and wants to get married in her Church.

The problem is that I have been married before, and I divorced my non-Christian wife because she fornicated on me while I was stationed overseas in the Army; she even threw my clothes out into the street and abandoned our marriage.

We were married in the courthouse, and I have been divorced since MMMM ##, YYYY. I was told I needed to have an annulment before I could get married to my Catholic fiancée in her Church.

  • How do I do this, or does this even apply to my situation at all?

She has never been married.

Glenn H.
  { As a non-Catholic Christian, how do I apply for an annulment or does this even apply to my situation? }

Bob replied:

Dear Glenn,

You should contact a priest at the parish of your fiancée; he can direct you in taking care of the process of filing for an annulment (From your description, it should not be a problem.)  An annulment is simply a declaration that your former marriage was not a valid sacrament. Often, the form alone (being married outside of the Church) can nullify it.

I would also encourage you to consider becoming a Catholic.  It will be the best thing you can do for your marriage, and you will find that your experience of faith will grow deeper, not to mention that the fullness of the Christian faith will be available in a way you probably didn't know you were missing.

I'll be praying for both of you.

Peace,

Bob Kirby
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