If you are not Catholic (but you are marrying a Catholic) can you still get married in a Catholic church?

Question

What if you are a Christian, just not Catholic?

Answer 1

The answer is yes, (first though you need to get the local bishop's permission for a mixed cult marriage. It is easy talk to your parish priest.) as long as one of the persons is a Catholic. I highly recommend that you or whoever is marrying the Catholic, sit down and read the book of Ruth and the Song of Songs (Canticle of Canticles) right away.

You will however,

1. Have to go through Catholic marriage prep.
2. Be willing to practice the Catholic understanding of marital relations (ie no condoms).
3. Be open to having children when God gives them to you.
4. Understand and accept that the marriage lasts until the death of the spouse (no divorcing and remarrying while the spouse lives).
5. Promise to not try to convert your spouse away from Catholicism.
6. Promise to not impede in any way your spouse's obligations to the Catholic Faith and the growth of their spiritual life.
7. Promise to have your children baptized Catholic within a few weeks of their birth.
8. Promise to raise your children in and ONLY IN the Catholic Faith.
9. Promise to not impede in any way your children's obligations to the Catholic Faith and the growth of their spiritual life.

As a note, essentially you would be marrying into the Catholic Faith. Mixed faith marriages can be tricky especially if one of the spouse is more into their faith than the other. Do not be surprised if the religious differences become more pronounced over time. It might not be important now, but after children enter into the picture and raising them Catholic becomes a reality, it can get rough.

There are other issues but the priest through marriage prep will deal with them.

A NOTE: If your local priest doesn't go through the above numbered steps during the marriage prep, he is not up on his duties and it would be benefitual to locate a better priest. At the time of marriage, not believing in those things brings into question the validity of the marriage especially if one, either openly or in secret intends to do directly the opposite.

Answer 2

Yes.

One of the two people getting married have to be a baptized Catholic to be married in the Catholic Church.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

I am not Catholic, but I will say that Catholics are Christians. They are the first and oldest Christian church on the planet. If you are Protestant, you can still get married in a Catholic Church. A church of God is a Church of God, no matter what the name. It is still sacred ground in the sight of God.

Answer 4

The might allow it, but will prefer you to convert.. They will probably want you to agree that the children will be raised catholic..
Why would a Christian disobey God and marry a non christian. Do you look for unhappiness?? Or are you just a religious christian?? You are marrying a person that has beliefs that are contrary to the christian Bible and belief.

Answer 5

You can. As long as one of the couple is Catholic, you can get married in the church. Being there, done it.

Answer 6

most catholic churches will allow it but i think you have to sign something saying you will raise your kids catholic

Answer 7

You can; I did it. However you need a special document, depending on whether or not you were baptized as a christian. Check out the link for more information.

Answer 8

Yes, as long as you agree to pay into the second collection every Sunday.

Answer 9

Depends on how much you are willing to pay everything can be arranged.
They will put you through their so called marital classes and it is OK.

Answer 10

yes u definitely can