polskieserce Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 The Catholic Church has a lot of strict standards that have to be met for a marriage to be considered "valid". One of these requirements is not considering divorce as an option at the time of marriage. There are most likely many more requirements which also must be met. Out of all the Catholic weddings that take place each year, roughly what percent of those marriages are likely to be valid in the church's eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perigrina Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 All marriages are to be presumed valid until investigated by the proper authorities and declared otherwise. The question is not really answerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 The Catholic Church has a lot of strict standards that have to be met for a marriage to be considered "valid". One of these requirements is not considering divorce as an option at the time of marriage. There are most likely many more requirements which also must be met. Out of all the Catholic weddings that take place each year, roughly what percent of those marriages are likely to be valid in the church's eyes? Yeah, this is a little like asking what percentage of people go to hell. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I agree with Peridrina. Assume its valid. Besides, the conditions of someone elses marriage really isnt your business anyway imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perigrina Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I agree with Peridrina. Assume its valid. Besides, the conditions of someone elses marriage really isnt your business anyway imo. You aren't just agreeing with me. That is Canon Law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I dont know much about cannon law. I studied non theology things in school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthfinder Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Again, not going to surmise - but I think in one category of invalid marriages has probably decreased - those who were "coerced" into marriage. The scenario here is weddings which happened because a couple got pregnant. Priests are getting more careful with these marriages because they now it can be grounds for annulment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 You aren't just agreeing with me. That is Canon Law. I dont know much about cannon law. I studied non theology things in school. Yes, I am aware that is a cannon and not a canon. I figured the cannon had more comedic value than a camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perigrina Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I dont know much about cannon law. I studied non theology things in school. I was in the situation where I could study things for fun and did not have to worry about how useful they were. I realize that most people do not have that luxury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Yes, I am aware that is a cannon and not a canon. I figured the cannon had more comedic value than a camera. So THATS what all the hullabaloo is about! I was in the situation where I could study things for fun and did not have to worry about how useful they were. I realize that most people do not have that luxury. I do some fun religion stuff on the side with my broham but other than that I havent studied the Catholic faith since I was in high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 When I was working in the Trubunal, I got the impression that the percentage is low. I truly believe that divorce is a symptom of a marriage that wasn't right in the first place. Immaturity was the basis of most annulments. The problem is we aren't raising kids to be mature adults anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisvilleFan Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 The answer is always 1%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polskieserce Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Well my personal gut instinct is that a decent number of marriages are not "valid" by the Church's standards. Regarding not considering divorce as an option, that point alone probably disqualifies a large chunk of marriages since a lot of people are utilitarian enough to have that in their list of options. This does not even take into consideration the Church's other requirements, which will also inevitably trim the number down even further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ryan Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 My God! There are no True Scotsman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisChildForever Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Well my personal gut instinct is that a decent number of marriages are not "valid" by the Church's standards. You don't really have an argument if your "evidence" is personal gut instinct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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