Can a declaration of nullity obtained by deception be valid?
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The Council of Trent session 24 on matrimony says the Church can judge matrimonial cases:
>Canon XII.—If any one saith, that matrimonial causes do not belong to ecclesiastical judges: let him be anathema.
Canon XII.—Si quis dixerit, causas matrimoniales non spectare ad judices ecclesiasticos: anathema sit. However, it seems these judges can err in their judgment of a marriage's invalidity, or issue a false judgment for a bribe. Many marrieds tempted to commit adultery, despite knowing they are in valid indissoluble marriages (Mt. 19:6 : "What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."), seek annulments as a form of "Catholic divorce" (cf. Vasoli, *What God Has Joined Together: The Annulment Crisis in American Catholicism* ). If the ecclesiastical judges mistakenly or dishonestly judge a valid marriage as being invalid, can the couple validly remarry?
Canon XII.—Si quis dixerit, causas matrimoniales non spectare ad judices ecclesiasticos: anathema sit. However, it seems these judges can err in their judgment of a marriage's invalidity, or issue a false judgment for a bribe. Many marrieds tempted to commit adultery, despite knowing they are in valid indissoluble marriages (Mt. 19:6 : "What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."), seek annulments as a form of "Catholic divorce" (cf. Vasoli, *What God Has Joined Together: The Annulment Crisis in American Catholicism* ). If the ecclesiastical judges mistakenly or dishonestly judge a valid marriage as being invalid, can the couple validly remarry?
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