Question on Marriage

[Tim Bodnar]

So, I'm new to this board and not sure if this in the correct spot, so my apologies if that is the case.

I am a divorced 32 year old man. I was married for two years. I was married in the Orthodox church here in Canada. I have since met a very nice young lady and I plan on marrying her one day, but she is Catholic and would like to get married in the Catholic church.

My question is this:
Do I need to get an annulment from the Orthodox church to get married in the Catholic church? How does that process work? Is an annulment required in this situation?

Thank you for your help!

Tim

 

[WolfGate]

Tim - you'll get lots of opinions on what should be required in this sub-forum, but it may not help you too much since your question is pretty central to the Catholic church and what they do require. You may want to also post in the Catholic sub-forum, I suspect some there will know what the Catholic church requires (though you may get lots of opinions there also!)

Best wishes!

http://www.christianforums.com/forums/one-bread-one-body-catholic.26/

 

[All4Christ]

Tim - do you plan to continue practicing your Orthodox faith? That will also be a factor, unless you decide to convert to Catholicism.

The Orthodox Church also requires members to be married by an Orthodox priest in an Orthodox Church, so that could be a problem if you want to continue as an Orthodox Christian.

 

[Dave-W]

My question is this:
Do I need to get an annulment from the Orthodox church to get married in the Catholic church? How does that process work? Is an annulment required in this situation?

I do believe the RCC will require an annulment.

Were you born Orthodox?
Your listing shows "other religion." Do you no longer consider yourself a Christian?
Is your lady friend SERIOUS about her being Catholic?

You will probably need to sit down with both an Orthodox priest and a Catholic priest to get your answers and be prepared to answer the Qs I brought up.

 

[98cwitr]

My advice is dont cause your ex-wife to become an adulteress unless she already is one.

 

[LinkH]

I do believe the RCC will require an annulment.

Wouldn't that be 'corruption' if an RCC bishop gave an annulment in this situation, assuming they were really intending to marry for life? They aren't supposed to do that, but the US RCC churches church out annulments, I've read, much more than most other countries.