It really does not matter how the church or men see the children, it matters how GOD sees the sex act and the children..when the church says a marriage was never valid in the eyes of God..it means HE never saw them as married..as a result.. every sex act was fornication and every child a bastard.. in Gods eyes..and after all that is the only one that counts in the matter of sinThat may be YOUR view, it may be the view of the heretical and apostate sect you adhere to, it certainly is not the view of the One True, Holy and Apostolic Catholic Church. Thank God!
What the church thinks is unimportant only Gods opinion counts..
The church says God did not see that marriage as valid.. He calls sex outside of marriage fornication and the product of that sex bastards.. and He curses bastards..
The church has to live with the fruit of its decision IF annulment is God ordained and IF they speak for God..
Pretty big IFs