Issue 12 Marriage Matters August 2018

A vetitum is a prohibition, A monitum is a warning to the forbidding the person on priest or deacon preparing a whom it is placed from person for marriage that the marrying in the Church. A person’s prior marriage was tribunal normally takes this declared null because he or step when a person’s prior she excluded something THE VETITUM & marriage has been declared essential to marriage from his MONITUM: STOP, IN null for psychological or her consent, what is known THE NAME OF LOVE! reasons. Since psychological as simulation. This could issues serious enough to happen, for example, if the You are working with a invalidate a person’s marital person did not intend for his couple preparing for consent (severe personality or her first marriage to be marriage, one of whom needs disorders, for example) are permanent but simply wanted an . Knowing that typically permanent in nature, to see if it would work out you cannot proceed with any the person is prohibited from and, if not, he or she intended marriage preparation, much marrying again because any to leave the marriage. In such less the marriage itself, future marriage will also be a case, the priest or deacon without the annulment, you invalid for the same reason, must make sure that the shift gears and work with the unless and until the person person now fully understands person through the annulment seeks appropriate treatment to and intends marriage and all process. Completing that manage his or her condition. that it includes. Having done process, at the end of which so, the priest or deacon will the person receives an That is why, in order to lift the write to the tribunal, assuring affirmative decision, which is prohibition, the person must us that this is the case, at not appealed, you can now receive a favorable evaluation which point we would then lift proceed with marriage from a psychological the monitum, and the person preparation without any professional, assuring the would be free to marry. further ado, right? tribunal that the issues that caused the prior marriage to People have a right to marry, Maybe. Whether the person is be invalid have been but only if they are properly free to marry or not depends successfully dealt with by the disposed to do so validly. The on if, as part of the annulment person and are not an obstacle vetitum and monitum help decision, you see that the to a new marriage. Normally, ensure that is so. That’s it for tribunal has imposed a vetitum this means that the person and now. Until next time, keep the or monitum on the person. If his or her intended spouse will faith, love God’s people, and so, the person is not free to make an appointment with always honor the code! marry unless and until the Catholic Charities Counseling prohibition is lifted. In this Services for a series of three Couldn’t make the Law Update class last month, or you liked month’s issue, we will look at sessions, at the end of which it so much you want more? No what these terms mean and the counselor who has how you can help people worries! The notes are now available evaluated them will send the on the tribunal website. Feel free to resolve the issues involved. tribunal a report. If it is download them and share them with favorable, the tribunal will lift others. Special thanks to the pastors the vetitum, and the person and parishes who hosted! will then be free to marry.