Joe, I think you missed GUEST'S point. Kerry already had a divorce, and he wasn't celibate even when merely separated. But an annulment is essentially a statement that the marriage was never a true marriage. Why should the Catholic Church allow Kerry to unilaterally make this declaration, just so Theresa could have a church ceremony? Julia Thorne didn't think it was a false marriage, nor did their children. I do think there is somethink stinky about the whole thing--but will vote for Kerry in November anyway, if he gets the nomination.