Hey everyone.
Recently FI talked to his priest about getting his annulment and got the go ahead to get married civilly (as long as we both understand we can't receive communion and as long as his annulment paperwork is turned in before the civil ceremony) and still get to be married in the church after his annulment has gone through (I assume it would be a convalidation ceremony).
I was trying to explain a convalidation to my grandmother who is a very strict Catholic raised in Germany. When she got married it was required to be married civilly first then have a church wedding afterwards. She doesn't fully understand the convalidation and how some parishes do not allow it when couples choose to have a civil ceremony out of convienence and have a church ceremony later and be denied. She is requesting me to find paperwork or some sort of evidence proving why a couple would be denied marriage in the church. Does anyone know or have links that would show that? Another question she had was how can it be different from one parish to the other?
Also has anyone heard of a convalidation when only one member of the couple wants to have the marriage recognized by the church? My brother married outside of the church and explained to me this weekend about having a convalidation ceremony without his wife being there or needing to be a part of it.
Thanks