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The article discusses issues in annulment of marriage in the U.S. Catholic Church. The process of annulment includes sending a written testimony on why a marriage is invalid to a diocesan marriage tribunal and examination of the maturity and psychological capacity of the couple. It relates the story of a married couple who were granted annulment from their previous marriages. Also cited is the significance of the removal of a requirement that a tribunal's decision had to be reviewed by another.

The article focuses on the efforts of Catholic Churches in helping women in abusive marriages in the U.S. Topics discussed include social justice offered by the Catholic Churches; views of Rev. Denis Lemieux of Madonna House on the same; and rehabilitation of women who have faced emotional, psychological or sexual aggression.