Pope Francis wants to study Italian annulments. Here’s why

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Pope Francis meets Jan. 21, 2021 with officials of the Tribunal of Roman Rota, in Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Alamy.

Pope Francis on Friday set up a study group - a pontifical commission, formally - to study the implementation of his 2015 reforms to the Church’s process for investigating the validity of marriages — the tribunal proce…