"And I beheld, and heard the voice of one eagle flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice: Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth.... [Apocalypse (Revelation) 8:13]
Francis’
audience with the participants in the Course promoted by the Tribunal
of the Roman Rota, 25.11.2017, with the theme ‘The new marriage
annulment process and the Super Rato procedure’
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."
Annulment cases in Scranton diocese on rise after fee waiver
Dave Singelton
The number of marriage annulment petitions filed in the Diocese of
Scranton so far this year already exceeds the 2015 total and is on track
to be the highest in years.