Do divorced, non-Catholics have to have their marriages annulled that were not performed in a church in order to marry a Catholic in the Catholic Church?
A. Yes, they do. The marriage of a man and a woman with the right intention is a marriage for life, even outside the Church. Divorced non-Catholics are still married in the eyes of the Church, unless it can be shown that the marriage was invalid for some reason. The Catholic Church recognizes only her own authority to make that judgment.
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- Do divorced, non-Catholics have to have their marriages annulled that were not performed in a church in order to marry a Catholic in the Catholic Church?
- Do previous marriages of non-Catholics and unbaptized persons need to be annulled before these persons can be married in the Catholic Church?
- Do all marriages need to be annulled before a second marriage within the Catholic Church can take place?
