My friend is Catholic and will soon be engaged to a Catholic man. She was married before in a Muslim ceremony on her fathers front porch (not in a church) She is legally divorced.
Will the Catholic church marry her? Will she have to get an annulment?
Any info would be great! TIA!
slwh2005
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I'm not entirely sure, but I thought they only cared if the person was married in the catholic church.
jpavig
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I think you only have to get the annulment from the church if you were married by the Catholic church the first time. I think she's ok as long as she's legally divorced.
snowprincess805
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i don't think so either - the church only recognizes marriages that take place in the church or done by a priest - but properly have to go through some extra conseling from the priest to make sure you are in this marriage for life
dpli
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She may not need one, but in the initial interview, the priest does ask you if you were married before, whether it was in the church or not.
shamrock12472
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Most likely, she will need an annulment. If she required a legal proceeding for a divorce, that means that she was legally married and her marriage certificate will state 'divorced'.
David'sbride
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Posted by shamrock12472
Most likely, she will need an annulment. If she required a legal proceeding for a divorce, that means that she was legally married and her marriage certificate will state 'divorced'.
No. The Catholic church only requires annulments for marriages that took place in a Catholic cermeony. An ex boyfriend from college had a quicky civil wedding (she was pregnant) on the beach in the Bahamas. The marriage lasted less than a year. He was remarried last year (8 or 9 years later) in the Catholic church. He did not require an annulment. Had he been married the first time in a Catholic church he would have needed one.
LuckyMe
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I was told by the deacon helping in my annullment that if you were not married in a catholic church you dont need an annullment. I was married in city hall and then had a church wedding but I wasnt sure if the church wedding was recorded(long story)so St. Kilians looked into it for me and said if it wasnt recorded then I dont have to worry about it and just to come down with my divorce papers.
BriDec05
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I think it depends on the parish. I have a friend whose husband was married before but not in a church and her parish wouldn't marry them until he got an annulment.
