Paragraph 1629

1629. For this reason (or for other reasons that render the marriage null and void) the Church, after an examination of the situation by the competent ecclesiastical tribunal, can declare the nullity of a marriage, i.e., that the marriage never existed.130 In this case the contracting parties are free to marry, provided the natural obligations of a previous union are discharged.131


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466. Why must human life be respected?

563. How does the Church pray to Mary?

444. In what way does a person exercise his or her proper right to worship God in truth and in freedom?

435. How did Jesus interpret the Law?

247. Why is the one Mystery of Christ celebrated by the Church according to various liturgical traditions?

341. What new element did Christ give to Matrimony?

355. What do funeral rites express?


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What is the importance of fellowship with Christ according to 1 Corinthians 1:9?

What is Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem described in Mark 11:1-11?

What does Baruch 6:2-5 teach us about the danger of trusting ourselves instead of trusting God?

What does the Bible say about idolatry and what is its impact on the lives of God’s people, according to Hosea 4:12-13?

What is the importance of faithfulness to God, according to the book of Tobias?