I read through the Stickies on this subject, and have been looking through some of the websites that were given as references, but I am still struggling to find an answer.
A friend of mine was raised Catholic but was not committed to our Mother Church. About two years ago, she started really feeling the pull back into the Church. Her husband, who was not raised Catholic, was previously married twice before marrying my friend. He too is feeling the call to Catholicism, and they both are attending Mass regularly. I understand that to have their marriage validated by the Church, he must first annul his first Christian marriage. He was told by a priest that he also has to annul his second marriage.
My question is, wouldn't the second marriage be considered invalid already because the first was never annulled? Does he truly need to attain an annulment of both marriages?
A friend of mine was raised Catholic but was not committed to our Mother Church. About two years ago, she started really feeling the pull back into the Church. Her husband, who was not raised Catholic, was previously married twice before marrying my friend. He too is feeling the call to Catholicism, and they both are attending Mass regularly. I understand that to have their marriage validated by the Church, he must first annul his first Christian marriage. He was told by a priest that he also has to annul his second marriage.
My question is, wouldn't the second marriage be considered invalid already because the first was never annulled? Does he truly need to attain an annulment of both marriages?