Friday Flash 55: Simony

Divorce is evil,

But you needn’t despair.

If you made a mistake,

The priest can repair.

You have four kids?

Ah, there’s still a way.

You can still get an annulment

If the price you will pay.

More than one Kennedy did it,

But, beware, it’s not free.

Annulment can be bought.

It’s called simony.

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I learned a new word today.

I was raised Catholic, and was taught that remarriage after divorce was adultery, because the Church didn’t recognize divorce.  Over the years, I’ve wondered how people could get their marriages annulled after years of being married, especially when they had kids.

Recently, I read of what has been called “the American Catholic Church’s annulment industry.”  There’s even a “how-to” book.

Now I find out there’s a word for it.  Today's “word of the day” is “simony.” 

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This is my offering for Friday Flash 55. If you've got something to say in exactly 55 words, go see The Man (G-Man, that is).