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Hi, guys —
I was married in the Catholic Church at 19 years of age
to a non-Catholic.
Due to an accident at work, I was widowed at age 32. We
were married 13 years and had four children: ages 13, 10,
8, and 20 months.
Three years later, I met a Catholic man who was divorced
for 20 years.
We lived together for 17 years and it was at that time
we got married in a civil ceremony. We did not investigate
marriage in the Catholic Church because he was a divorced
Catholic. (We didn't think we could get permission to marry.)
His wife was a convert and pregnant when they got married.
They had four children over six years. She had an affair
and efforts to reconcile failed. The father of
the last child has been questioned by both of us over the
years. She got remarried and he did not. When I met
him, his children were grown and he was a grandfather.
I am now 60 and he is 73. His first wife is still living.
- We have been together for an amazing 25 years and we want
to know if we can have our marriage blessed by the Catholic Church?
Karen
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