Marriage Annulment on the Rise after Francis’ Reform
The number of marriage annulment processes in several American dioceses
has been published by ncronline.org. The inquiry shows a remarkable
increase of annulments after the change introduced by Francis in 2015.
The dioceses of Indianapolis, San Diego and Alexandria (Louisiana) had
70 percent and higher increases in the number of annulment requests in
2016 compared to 2015. Some marriage tribunal staff spoke of a "real
change of culture."
