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coeur_de_lion

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16. My experience with the Catholic church

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #8)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 08:22 PM

Feb 2018

was so different from yours. I went in to talk to my priest expecting him to say marriage is sacrosanct and you need to stay with your husband.

Instead, he said I was not in a true marriage, and I should get out as soon as possible. Then he told me to come back once I had my civil divorce and he would help me get a Catholic annulment. Then, he did just that. Helped me get the annulment, guided me through the whole process.

Truly not what I expected based on my Mom's experience with the church. I guess I was lucky.

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I salute her too. Zoonart Feb 2018 #1

Zoonart! mcar Feb 2018 #2

((((((((((((mcar))))))))))))) Zoonart Feb 2018 #3

Sadly, in many cases where the woman doesn't leave, it's because they believe "it was my fault"! George II Feb 2018 #6

+1 kimbutgar Feb 2018 #9

(((((Zoonart)))))) so glad you are out of that horror. niyad Feb 2018 #11

(((((Niyad)))))) Zoonart Feb 2018 #15

So glad to hear that! You so deserve to be happy! SunSeeker Feb 2018 #19

That makes me so happy to hear. Blessed Be. niyad Feb 2018 #20

He also abused a former girlfriend. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #4

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Feb 2018 #5

K&R Scurrilous Feb 2018 #7

When my ex husband abused me the first time I was shocked kimbutgar Feb 2018 #8

+1. Three strikes and they are out. Also, when religion enables abusers it is out on one Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #10

so very glad you were able to leave--both the abuser and the abuse-enabling rcc. niyad Feb 2018 #12

I could have never told my Father he would have killed my ex. kimbutgar Feb 2018 #13

I can well understand why you did not tell him. my father had nothing but contempt for niyad Feb 2018 #14

My experience with the Catholic church coeur_de_lion Feb 2018 #16

Thank you for the post.... Upthevibe Feb 2018 #17

Thanks . . . coeur_de_lion Feb 2018 #18

Oh my gosh Dorian Gray Feb 2018 #22

Jesus Dorian Gray Feb 2018 #21