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Catholicism: Does a second marriage become valid when the previous spouse dies

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Assuming Ann is Catholic and married to Bob. She later gets a civil divorce from Bob and gets married outside the church to Chris. Bob later dies. Is Ann's new marriage now valid? If not, can she get a dispensation? Or does she need to marry Chris a second time?
Asked by pidan_dan (646 rep)
Aug 1, 2017, 07:05 AM
Last activity: Nov 3, 2023, 12:14 AM