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R.W. wrote:

Hi, guys —

I am a life long Christian who was married for 33 years. We both lived in Georgia but for the last 11 plus years of our marriage my wife refused to sleep in the same room with me. We also never had sex during that same time frame.

In April of 2009, she moved to a Oklahoma to work. In July, I moved to Louisiana to work.

We have a 24-year-old daughter as well as a 15-year-old son. The only reason I stayed with her was for the children as she liked to curse and belittle me in public. I am now divorced and much happier. My question is:

  • Am I able to marry a Catholic woman who is a widow?

My ex-wife and I were not married in a church, nor was it blessed by a church and neither one of us was a Catholic. I have heard that an annulment may take as long as 18 months.

Thank you,

R.W.

  { If I'm divorced and not a Catholic, am I able to marry a Catholic woman who is a widow? }

Mary Ann replied:

Hi, R.W. —

It might not take very long to ascertain the validity of your marriage.

The best thing to do is to go to your local Catholic parish and talk to the pastor. I am sorry for your suffering and glad for your happiness.

A few months is not too long to wait as a sacrifice for the good of your new union. Look what you did already as a sacrifice for your children!

Mary Ann

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