Smart guy!

Peace , keep going, He loves you

@@anneturner2759 thankful for you❤️

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Because some marriages are not valid. The authority has been left to the Church, by God, to make these determination(s.)

That's what a decree of nullity (annulment) is/means. That the marriage is null and (therefore) void.

You are giving the definition of annulment. Why does the church permit them? Marriage is a Covenant made before God.

@@sandyjeannette4617 And yet not all marriages are VALID. There are specific requirements: one must enter into it willingly, with an "openness" to children.

The authority to grant annulments is given to the church when Jesus said to Peter, "I give you the keys to the Kingdom, whatsoever you Bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven". ....In other words Jesus gave The Church through Peter the authority to establish doctrinal teachings for His body the church. Thus effectively saying to Peter if you establish it as church teaching down here on earth, I will ratify it in heaven or approve it in heaven . As a twice divorced Catholic who now lives as if he is still married to my second wife, I do understand the internal conflict that surrounds the question of divorce and annulment. But only in a deeper reading of scripture, a deeper education of church teaching on the matter, and a deeper search for truth can people come to terms with how they are to live after divorce . God does not stop loving a person who gets divorced. It doesn't mean he approves their going forward with a second or third marriage either. But this is why obedience to God's commands and the institution He had built on Peter, (the Church) is so important. God calls us all to Holiness. No matter what our marital state or divorced state in life is. But too there are more evils in the world other than Divorce and adultery. We are all called to repent and be converted. All of us, happily married or thrice divorced. God truly wants us to become new creations in Christ Jesus. He wants us to focus on what pleases Him by obedience to the Guidelines He sets forth. But too as Jesus said on the Cross "Forgive them Father they know not what they do"....We still don't know what we do. God "Desires mercy not sacrifice, knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings"....God hates divorce. One person is usually gravely wounded while the other goes on as if nothing happened. This is a great injustice not only to the offended party but to children of that union. Yet God calls us all to be at peace with others. Most marriages I don't believe that anyone or few actually consider God's will for their union. Most I believe get married based upon feelings or lusts rather than consideration of God's will. But in short, "God gave the authority to His church to teach what the churches people should do". No it's not God's perfect will. But God is bigger than any problem we face. He can Make straight the paths that we make crooked. It is very self evident that the world is way out of line with God's original intent for mankind. Yet God knew all this at the foundation of the world, and He loved us anyway. In spite of our sinful selves. Not all will make it to heaven. But as individuals we need to do our best to get right with God each and every day. Judgment is up to God.

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