Who says that the “Church” did not break the commandments when it carried out the killings? The church was only one which could, and constantly did, break any and ALL commandments. Commandments did not exist for anyone else BUT church. The heathens and pagans could not break any commandments, because they did not have any to brake. The Covenant was between God and “His People” only. The Commandments were given to “God’s People” in the Old Testament, and new commandments were given to new breed of “God’s People” called Christians. What I need to understand is why do you want to “annul” your marriage? You think God will not see it any more after annulment? Like it never was? What if you had kids, they are “annulled” also? I think if you are interested in doing the things God’s way, first thing you need to learn is to trust Him. Your version of the solution stinks, if you are in any church that requires you to “annul” something that happened – I’d run from it, not walk…. I think God has given us a vehicle which really “annuls” ANY trespass we ever did against Him, it called repentance.

Prostitution and Canon Law The Middle Ages in Europe witnessed a universal paradox of tolerance and condemnation with regards to prostitution. While technically a sin (because it hinged on the act of fornication), prostitution was recognized by the church and others as a necessary, or "lesser evil" (Karras, 246). It was accepted as fact that young men would seek out sexual relations regardless of their options, and thus prostitution served to protect "respectable" townswomen from seduction and even rape. In 1358, the Grand Council of Venice declared that prostitution was "absolutely indispensable to the world" (Richards, 125). In general, declarations proclaiming the necessity of prostitution were not quite so enthusiastic. Indeed, the church did not hesitate to denounce prostitution as morally wrong, but as St. Augustine explained: "If you expel prostitution from society, you will unsettle everything on account of lusts" (Richards, 118). Thus, the general tolerance of prostitution was for the most part reluctant, and many canonists urged prostitutes to reform, either by marrying or by becoming nuns. In fact, there were many religious sanctuaries set up specifically for prostitutes who wished to quit the profession (Bullough, 183). Don't forget in addition to justifying killings, they also sanctioned prostitution.