Pope Francis announces most radical annulment reforms in centuries
The Vatican on Tuesday announced the most radical reforms to Roman Catholic marriage annulment procedures in centuries.
In two documents, titled “The Lord Jesus, the Gentile Judge” and “The Meek and Merciful Jesus,” Pope Francis reaffirmed traditional church teaching on “the indissolubility of the sacred bond of marriage” but simplified the process of annulment, which many have for years considered cumbersome, costly, and out of reach for most Catholics.
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