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  2. Marriage in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    While allowing for exceptions, the canonical form of marriage, as laid down in Canons 1055–1165 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law and Canons 776-866 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, normally recognizes marriages of Catholics as valid only if contracted before the local bishop or a parish priest delegated by the bishop or (in the ...

  3. Tametsi - Wikipedia

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    Tametsi ( Latin, "although") is the legislation of the Catholic Church which was in force from 1563 until Easter 1908 concerning clandestine marriage. It was named, as is customary in Latin Rite ecclesiastical documents, for the first word of the document that contained it, Chapter 1, Session 24 of the Council of Trent. It added the impediment ...

  4. Declaration of nullity - Wikipedia

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    However, in situations where there was a complete absence of the canonical form (e.g. if the marriage was concluded in a civil ceremony) and a Catholic later wants to get married in canonical form to a different person, in many (but not all) dioceses the possibility exist for the parish priest to declare the former civil marriage invalid as ...

  5. Ratum sed non consummatum - Wikipedia

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    The term ratum sed non consummatum (Latin: ratified but not consummated) or ratum et non consummatum[1] (Latin: ratified and not consummated) refers to a juridical-sacramental category of marriage in Catholic matrimonial canon law. If a matrimonial celebration takes place (ratification) but the spouses have not yet engaged in intercourse ...

  6. Petrine privilege - Wikipedia

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    Petrine privilege, also known as the privilege of the faith or favor of the faith, is a ground recognized in Catholic canon law allowing for dissolution by the Pope of a valid natural marriage between a baptized and a non-baptized person for the sake of the salvation of the soul of someone who is thus enabled to marry in the Church. [1]

  7. Clandestinity (Catholic canon law) - Wikipedia

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    Canon law of theCatholic Church. Clandestinity is a diriment impediment in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church. It invalidates a marriage performed without the presence of three witnesses, one of whom must be a priest or a deacon.

  8. Impediment (Catholic canon law) - Wikipedia

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    Canon law of theCatholic Church. In the canon law of the Catholic Church, an impediment is a legal obstacle that prevents a sacrament from being performed either validly or licitly or both. The term is used most frequently in relationship to the sacraments of Marriage and Holy Orders.

  9. Internal and external forum - Wikipedia

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    Canon law of theCatholic Church. In the canon law of the Catholic Church, a distinction is made between the internal forum, where an act of governance is made without publicity, and the external forum, where the act is public and verifiable. In canon law, internal forum, the realm of conscience, is contrasted with the external or outward forum ...