2006-08-09 03:14:50 · 17 answers · asked by mommymel 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
My mom and dad will have been married 25 years come this coming February.
With that said, my mother is catholic, and has been her whole life. My father, however, is a protestant. She told me when they went in to have their meeting with the priest to discuss the wedding the priest said conversion is sort of "most desirable", but you can't make someone convert. They have to do that in their own time, if they want to. Needless to say, my father has never converted, and they were married in a catholic ceremony in the church.
On the other hand, my best friend's mother did convert to marry her husband, and I know another couple that did the same.
I think it all really depends on the priest, honestly. Some will marry the couple unconverted with a regular catholic ceremony, and I have heard others will just cut part of the ceremony out, and other priests may not want to marry the couple.
I think your son and future daughter-in-law will just have to talk to the priest and see what he says, and if he refuses to do what they want, they can always go to a different church.
2006-08-09 03:34:05 · answer #1 · answered by Laura 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We just went through this for our wedding, the answer is no he does not HAVE to do it if he does not want to, it is his choice. They will do the ceremony a little bit differently and there will be some extra questions/paperwork to take care of in regards to the church but they will not make him convert if he does not want to. We actually just went to a cousin's wedding where the groom was catholic and the bride was christian and they had two priests and each preist did a part of their ceremony, it was actually very nice. But, again he does not have to convert they just need to go over a few extra things prior to the wedding with the catholic church priest or deacon. Congrats to your son!
2006-08-09 03:21:15 · answer #2 · answered by jessicamarie0572 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a million) Catholics marry non-Catholics each of the time, besides the undeniable fact that the couple nonetheless has to flow by ability of the premarital prep that is needed of all couples. that's prep for the marriage, no longer the marriage. the conception is to practice the couple so as that they stay luckily married. that's totally functional. certain criteria variety from dicoese to diocese, yet the position I stay, they tell couples to allow a minimum of six months. YMMV. 2) Conversion is an prolonged procedure, actual. My parish has a summer time software because we've any such large type of persons replacing to the Catholic faith, yet in maximum parishes, the kind starts in September and runs clean up by ability of Easter. yet you won't be able to convert merely to get married or to delight her mothers and fathers -- that is no longer allowed. the in straightforward words reason you could convert could be in case you determined Catholicism is actual and that you want to change into Catholic. The fastest way for you to get her persons off your back is for you and your fiancee to take a seat with the priest and clarify that at the same time as you go with a Catholic wedding ceremony, you don't desire to remodel. Then ask HIM to describe to her mothers and fathers that there is not any way the Church will help you flow by ability of the confirmation procedure merely to lead them to satisfied.
2016-11-23 17:35:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he does not have to convert to Catholicism when he marries his fiacnee in a traditional ceremony. my mom and dad are to different faiths and hes Methodist and my mom is Catholic and he didn't convert to her church be for they goy married.
2006-08-09 03:21:59 · answer #4 · answered by Angel sent from heaven 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband did not have to convert, just agree to raise any future children as Catholic. My cousin is getting married next month in a Catholic ceremony to someone who is not Catholic and he did not have to convert either. They both (my husband and her fiance) had to provide proof of being baptised in to some religion, but that's it. Oh, and we all had to go to pre-cana.
2006-08-09 03:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by APRIL P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he wants to get married in the Catholic Church, then, yes, he will have to convert. At least, that is the doctrine most priests follow.
2006-08-09 03:18:40 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. Doom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he does not. I was married in a Catholic church. My father is Catholic and my Mother is baptist. The only thing that they had to agree on was that they raise the children in the Catholic church. They made me go to church and all but they gave me a choice when I was older if I wanted to be Baptized or not in the church.
2006-08-09 03:49:15 · answer #7 · answered by michiganwife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you don't have to convert. Some churches may not "recognize" the wedding because both of the parties were not catholic.
2006-08-09 14:28:39 · answer #8 · answered by Gracie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic partner still is required to promise to continue observing the Catholic faith and to do their best to raise children as Catholics. The promise is made in the presence of the non-Catholic partner, who no longer is asked to make any promise or commitment.
2006-08-09 03:31:54 · answer #9 · answered by Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he does not have to convert. He might still have to go to precanon (sp?), and he will have to agree that the children will be raised Catholic.
2006-08-09 04:45:42 · answer #10 · answered by Pink Denial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋