Thiel A, Hilken S
Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik, Göttingen.
Psychiatr Prax. 1993 Sep;20(5):193-5.
According to the Canon Law (CIC) of the catholic church a marriage can be annulled because of psychological inability under certain conditions. We present the case report of a married woman, who fell ill with cyclothymia after her first childbirth. Her marriage was annulled under canon 1095 (n.3 CIC) because of psychological inability to fulfill martial obligations. The authors believe that this represents a clear cut case of discrimination against patients with mental disorders: on the one hand the catholic church claims that every martial bond is principally indissoluble; on the other hand they do not eschew invalidating a marriage due to an affective psychosis. This poses special problems which are also discussed.
根据天主教会的教会法（《天主教法典》），在某些情况下，婚姻可因心理上无能力而被宣告无效。我们呈现一位已婚女性的病例报告，她在首次分娩后患上了环性心境障碍。由于心理上无能力履行婚姻义务，她的婚姻依据《天主教法典》第1095条第3款被宣告无效。作者认为，这是一个明显歧视精神障碍患者的案例：一方面，天主教会声称每一个婚姻关系原则上都是不可解除的；另一方面，他们却不回避因情感性精神病而使婚姻无效。这引发了一些特殊问题，本文也将对此进行讨论。
