Overview
- Archbishop José Alfredo Larregain said the union is null ipso facto for lacking canonical “matter and form,” with a formal decree and an administrative process now underway.
- Church authorities say required ecclesiastical documentation was never filed and cite the risk of confusion among the faithful under Canon Law.
- The ceremony took place on January 28 at Nuestra Señora de Pompeya in Corrientes and was officiated by fray Fernando Luis Gómez.
- The priest maintains he acted pastorally and in good faith, asserting the couple were biologically a man and a woman, and the parish says it will tighten interview and verification procedures.
- The couple had legally changed their names and gender under Argentina’s identity law and received a marriage booklet reflecting their current documents, while potential clerical sanctions remain under review.