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Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., is an American canon lawyer who practices law and teaches in Rome. She founded this website to provide clear answers to canonical questions asked by ordinary Catholics, without employing all the mysterious legalese that canon lawyers know and love. In the past Cathy has published articles both in scholarly journals and on various popular Catholic websites, including Real Presence Communications and Catholic Exchange.- Now available in paperback!
Tag Archives: marriage
Can I Get an Annulment If My Ex-Spouse Refuses to Cooperate?
Q: I want to try to get an annulment, but my ex-wife has already informed me that if I do, she will not cooperate with the marriage tribunal. She is taking this position out of spite, of course, because she … Continue reading
Pedophile Priests and Sacramental Validity
Q: At a family reunion this summer, we learned that the priest who had married my cousin and her husband has been removed from the parish. He was accused of pedophilia or some other sexual impropriety… and he admitted it. … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues, Marriage, Sacraments
Tagged canon law, Catholic, marriage, priest, validity
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Can a Catholic Priest Ever Officiate at a Non-Catholic Wedding?
Q1: Is it possible for a Catholic priest to assist at a non-Catholic wedding? –Father N. Q2: My fiancé is a Catholic and I was baptized Catholic but raised Lutheran…. We opted to have both our wedding ceremony and reception at … Continue reading
Posted in Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, Marriage, Sacraments, Uncategorized
Tagged canon law, Catholic, marriage, non-catholic, wedding
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If My Ex-Spouse Dies, Does That Make My Second Marriage Valid?
Q1: My first husband and I were married in the Church but then we divorced. I later married again in a non-Catholic ceremony. My first husband just passed away. Does that mean my second marriage is now valid? –Carrie Q2: … Continue reading
Why Don’t We Marry Validly Before a Ukrainian Catholic Priest? (Eastern Churches, Part I)
Q: I was raised attending the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church’s Divine Liturgies because my parents preferred that Liturgy to the Novus Ordo Mass in the Roman Rite. Although my father is from the Roman Rite (and so I’ve been told … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Parish Life, Sacraments
Tagged canon law, Catholic, marriage, sui iuris, Ukrainian
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