Seems to be a theme/pattern they all produce a controlling factor, many rely on it, depend on with full trust or confidence completely.

legal or not, I was 100% all for mine

I've tried marriage, and have come to realize I wasn't meant for it.
Glad I have my children who are all grown and have their own homes and families. I'm also glad that I have solitude and independence. So I don't consider it a failure, but an experience that produced my wonderful children, and in the end a life that I absolutely love!!

Isn't marriage the leading cause of divorce?

I don't know what bible that is but the Catholic Church does not grant divorce. Whatever country you live in if you were married in a Catholic Church only the pope can grant annulment of the marriage.

I copied this off the web: "There are about 11 million Catholics in the United States whose marriages end in divorce, yet only about 25,000 Catholic annulments are granted in this country each year."

So, are you saying that the Pope personally handles 25,000 US annulments each year? And what about annulments in the rest of the world? The Pope does all those too? That seems unbelievable. No offense.

Oh none taken for sure but 2 things.

One I didn't know the Web is an authority on unmolested fact.

Two yes the pope handles all that . For perspective , by the time your petition for annulment gets to his desk you'd be 6 feet under. That's how long your wait is , to be heard by the pope , unless you're a Trump, Gates , Carnegie etc .

LOL. Yah, I donno either. Or what an unmolested fact is.

[quote[Two yes the pope handles all that . For perspective , by the time your petition for annulment gets to his desk you'd be 6 feet under. That's how long your wait is , to be heard by the pope , unless you're a Trump, Gates , Carnegie etc .


I had two friends in Montana who got an annulment. Didn't seem to take the too long and I never got the impression from them that the Pope was involved in it.

I actually transcribe many of these proceedings. CAtholic couples can be annulled locally.


An annulment, formally called “a declaration of nullity,” is an official declaration by the Roman Catholic Church that a marriage did not meet the requirements for validity. Validity means that the desired outcome (in this case, marriage) has actually taken place as recognized by the Church.

Although to all outward appearances, a wedding was properly celebrated (the vows were recited before the priest in a Catholic church, etc.), there is much more needed for the wedding to be understood as a sacred union. For instance, the internal dispositions of the parties and a proper understanding of what marriage is all about are also requirements for a valid marriage.

This determination is based on a thorough examination of the marriage in question by the local diocesan tribunal. The tribunal–the formal name for a church court–looks at information submitted by one or both of the former spouses to see if all the requirements for a valid marriage were present in their union.

https://togetherforlifeonline.com/catholic-annulment/

Legal?, it is in the U.S.

If all else fails south of the border is still passable lol