Megyn Kelly's annulment video & hundreds of comments.
Typical comments were, "The annulment process was terrible but I'm glad I did it."
There is a lot to unpack with the video (link below). The video’s context was that Bishop Barron was invited on for Good Friday, presumably to speak of spiritual matters. Megyn Kelly describes herself in the video as a lifelong Catholic, and a sinner like anyone else, and with some hesitancy brings up the topic of what she was or is still going through, namely, an “annulment,” or more correctly, seeking to have her 2001 marriage to Dr. Daniel Kendall declared null. From publicly available information on the internet, they married in a Catholic wedding and divorced in 2006. Of course, the divorce only changed the civil effects of their union. For example, they are no longer first in line to inherit any assets if one of them dies. But the Catholic Church teaches that a divorce does not change the matrimonial bond, which remains “until death do you part” or “as long as you both shall live.” The Catholic Church can, if asked, examine a marriage such as that of Megyn Kelly and her husband, Daniel Kendall, if one of them or both of them have a doubt about the validity of the marriage they presumably contracted in 2001. “Presumably,” because a marriage enjoys the presumption of validity — it is presumed to be valid until such time as it might be proven otherwise.
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