My fiance's older sister is getting married at the Justice of the Peace next month, but does not plan on having the real wedding two years later. She is fine with waiting to have children but is she overlooking the church's approval of them living together?
2006-10-24 06:00:23 · 5 answers · asked by mulderlx 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
--Is Catholic--
If your sister is Catholic, the Church will not consider her married to her husband, but rather living in a state of adultery if they are having marital relations. If they are simply living together as roommates, it is more so tempting sin than anything else because they are romantically involved. Additionally, the attempt at a civil marriage would be considered sinful and is frowned upon by the Catholic Church.
The situation, as you described it, is not a spiritually ok thing to do.
If your sister is willing to have a legally binding marriage why isn't she willing to have a Catholic marriage? Is it a time problem, a money problem, or something else? Marriage is a serious commitment and people shouldn't play games with it (that is what your sister is doing).
Additionally a good book
Good News About Sex and Marriage by West
2006-10-24 17:12:58 · answer #1 · answered by Liet Kynes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, a Catholic couple isn't viewed married as a consequence of a civil rite; for this reason if they will transfer in in combination, they could as good simply bypass the civil rite and transfer in. Yes, of direction the priest will conform to preside at their marriage ceremony, after they come to a decision to honestly marry and give up gambling condominium. That is precisely what they must do, and the Church stands capable to guide them in each approach viable.
2016-09-01 01:59:03 · answer #2 · answered by kernan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres some justices of the peace out there that throw in the religious bit in too at the time of marrying you, especially village and town judges with private pratices. but if u are a very religious couple, then u are not tuely married until you are in the eyes of God, but if you have already been having premarital relations and used contraceptives, u aready went against the word of God so why not? me and my fiancee lived together, then we got married in a civil ceremoney. then we went to see a priest about our religious and said we lived together and were married, he said its fine as long as we dont hear about it
2006-10-24 06:08:23 · answer #3 · answered by thisismyemailbuddy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your sister is too worried about what the church thinks to the point that it is interfering with a man and a womans natural instinct to be together, then I can probably say that the love is not strong enough to begin with.
2006-10-24 06:03:34 · answer #4 · answered by Denny M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
theyre engaged so why wait 2 years? thats crazy...its their decision but I wouldnt wait that long..the only reason we waited was due to horrible laws here
2006-10-24 06:02:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋