I’ve never heard of anyone who doesn’t have a problem with the various Kennedys’ phony annulments whose name isn’t Kennedy.
Joe Kennedy’s ex-wife appealed the decision of the corrupt Archdiocese of Boston and Rome sided with her.
Still no idea who these “self-righteous” are who have no problem with phony annulments.
As for uncooperative or dangerous ex-spouses, any tribunal can handle such a situation. It certainly should not cause the process to come to a screeching halt.
Very often, people fail to speak up for themselves, and then blame someone else (like the tribunal) for failing to respond to the situation.
I have dealt personally with people who would not initiate the process at all, simply out of fear, or sloth, or something.
Tribunals FREQUENTLY mail questionnaires to family members with Alzheimer's or mental illnesses or other problems, even when warned in advance.
NO! In a Confessional I can chose who to spill my guts to.
And I can present what evidence I have for my decisions and my plan for corrective action, if needed, and seek approval from a Priest I trust.
In the “internal forum” I make the examination of conscience PERSONALLY, and present my case, directly to God with no intercession required by any Priest or Bishop.
Of course, I am free to discuss any matter of conscience with any Priest, if I so desire, to assist with my personal decisions. In the formal annulment process? People I do not know, of questionable competence and questionable family loyalties and prejudices, ask me to fill out silly paperwork that they really are often not trained to understand.
And those who SUBMIT the paperwork simply go online to look up the “buzzwords” they need to use to be “annulled” anyway.
The Formal Tribunal does not “grant” annulments at all. The Tribunal acts on what is presented to the Tribunal, and it either recognizes that the marriage was valid or invalid from the start.
The Tribunal has NO power to cause any marriage to be invalid or valid.