Pope: Easy Annulments Undercut Value of Marriage

USA TODAY

VATICAN CITY---Pope Benedict XVI says granting annulments too easily is undercutting the value of lifelong marriage. In a speech Saturday, he asked the Vatican's highest appeals court to consider reviewing church rules on marriage annulments. He told to the members of the tribunal of the Roman Rota, that "lack of faith" on the part of the spouses can affect the validity of a marriage, according to Religion News Service. According to Catholic News Service, Benedict cautioned that tribunals need to defend the sacrament of marriage as a lifelong commitment by requiring deep and serious causes for a religious divorce. [link]