Clearing up annulment myths and misconceptions

From osvdailytake.com

When it comes to annulment, there's a lot of bad information out there. How can we tell the facts from the fiction? This week, in the latest In Focus section of Our Sunday Visitor, my husband, Dennis, join forces to tackle the often-confusing subject of annulment. We walk you through the process, debunk the ten most common myths, and offer a personal reflection on this process that can bring people closure and healing.

I'll get you started on the main story here:

By Dennis Poust and Mary DeTurris Poust

Annulment is one of those Catholic realities shrouded in myths and misunderstandings, exaggerated fallacies and genuine confusion. To top it off, this critical process, which allows divorced Catholics to seek healing and the possibility of remarrying in the Church one day, still carries a bit of a stigma. How many people do you know with annulments? Probably more than you realize.

We went through the annulment process years ago, both through the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of New York. Although the experience varied for each of us, the end result was the same: Receiving the declaration of nullity was a moment of healing, closure, grace.

Unfortunately, it’s something that many divorced Catholics miss out on because they are intimidated by the process or have received bad information — and there’s plenty of it floating around out there — about what an annulment is and how the process works.
So, we thought we’d take you through that process step by step and take some of the mystery out of it...Continue reading HERE.

For the Top 10 Annulment Myths, click HERE. To read my personal reflection on the process, click HERE.