Sacrament of matrimony not valid without faith, says Pope
(AGI) Vatican City, Jan 23 - The sacrament of matrimony is notvalid in the absence of faith, Pope Francis told the Roman Rotatribunal on Friday as it begins its judicial year. Hisstatement confirmed the line indicated by his predecessor, PopeBenedict XVI. The current Pontiff has already formed acommission that will investigate how to speed up the processingof annulment requests. The bulk of the work of the Rotainvolves deciding cases of marital nullity and marriageannulments. In his address, Pope Francis said that in theabsence of faith, annulment is conceded due to a