Posted by manuel
on 14/9/2009, 19:48:48, in reply to "Re: Prince of Hanover at Lord Freddie's wedding"
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Yes, Caroline and Stephano were just lovers, for the RC Church. But the Pope has the power to "legitimize" children.
Read the whole story. Princess Caroline wrote the late Pope JPII after the annulment. And, 6 months later, the Pope declared them legitimate.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_n24_v29/ai_13685886/
So, it can be and it is. 
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: I think one thing does not imply the other
: one. I think I recall the Pope declared the
: children of her second marriage legitimate
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: of the circumstances, the annulment permits
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: marriage as legitimate (or at least not
: fruit of adultery).
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