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Jesus appears to be making an exception when he implies that divorce and remarriage could be permissible when the cause of the divorce is "unchastity" (Matt. 19:9). However, the word used for "unchastity" is the Greek word porneia, which can be accurately translated as "unlawful lust," such as "incest" (Spiros Zodhiates, The Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible, AMG Publishers, 1984). In such cases, the original marriage would not have been valid and the bond never effected, so no adultery would occur with a second marriage. Here we see the scriptural roots for annulment, which does not end a marriage but discerns that a valid marriage, for specific reasons, never took place. Souce

So actually, we can see in Mark 19:9 the concept of nullity (or that a marriage never took place, so in that instance it's permissible to marry as the first marriage never actually took place even if it appeared to occur). Not that divorce and remarriage is ever permissible.

It's understandable (and permissible) if a couple wish to seperate for a while after infidelity, or even stay seperated, but they aren't able to remarry. Unless it can be shown the first marriage never existed (nullity). For example, if it can be proven the cheating spouse never intended to remain faithful to the other, even when taking the wedding vows. I'm sure that would be proof of nullity.

Oh Please....I do not buy into Catholic Marriage crap.
Marriage is marriage and MAN (priests) cannot annul it, period.

God gave a place for divorce, when the spouse is innocent. All the Catholic rhetoric about not having happened is bogus. So believe as you will, I find it heresy.

It’s more sane to believe that God knows exactly what happened and will act accordingly in the hereafter! Remarriage or NOT.

My apologies, it’s your faith, not mine. You have a right to believe as you will. I just do not agree.

I should not have called it a heresy, but I object to anything being annulled unless it is by law and for the right reasons. Too easy for the adulterer to get the annulment in the Catholic Church and remarry with their blessings.

God forgives sin...and he wipes it away, man is not allowed to assert himself to God’s position, imho.

I refuse to discuss this as it appears we have no common ground here.