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Originally Posted by strawberries
hello
i have met a man who is fantastic but he is seperated. he is church of england and was married in church of england, and i am catholic. i obviously want to get married in a catholic church but i dont know if this is possible with this man. i thought that if he got an annulment then we would be fine but then i read ...
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Louise,
The Catholic Church considers marriage in a Protestant Church as being valid just as any Baptism thas was done in the name of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) with parent(s) permission. 25 % of all annulments being done in the Catholic Church today are for Protestants. The Catholic Church agreed to recognize the marriages.
Of course, many of those Protestants going through annulments have spouses that are unwilling to cooperate in the process, namely because they are either anti-Catholic or don't like some other people getting involved in what they consider a private matter with their estranged spouse. Usually, the case is ruled in favor of the one seeking an annulment.
Depending on how long annulments take in your diocese (annulments are approved by your local bishop), you will want to get started with the process ASAP with your pastor. It is a process.
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