My friend & I are catholics, and she wants to marry a non-catholic boy. She has been told that if she marries him in Court (as he is opposed to a Church wedding), she will be excommunicated from the Church, she will not be allowed to receive communion (leave alone even enter her church). She has also been told that IF she wants, she can get a "condonation" after the Court wedding and she can once again get reinstated as a Catholic in that Church again. Is that true? What does she need to show/prove to the Church to get the condonation?
2006-12-11 04:39:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Whar! No, she just wouldn't be considered married by the church. She would have to get married by the church. There's no rule against having more than one ceremony.
2006-12-11 04:42:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A Catholic who marries outside of the Catholic Church is not excommunicated.
However the Church will not recognize the marriage and she will technically be living in sin.
Anyone living in a state of sin should go to Mass but should not receive the Eucharist (Holy Communion).
I have never heard of a "condonation."
She can be reconciled to God and the Church by marrying the young man in the Catholic Church. Her husband will not have to convert to Catholicism.
With love in Christ.
2006-12-12 00:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who told her she would be excommunicated? That is crazy! She would not be considered a practicing catholic and technically should not receive the eucharist, but no one would stop her from going to mass, etc. I don't know what a 'condonation' is, but it sounds perfectly medieval. I know a priest who was once on the Marriage Tribunal that ruled regarding divorces, marriages outside of the church, etc., and i can tell you the the RCC does NOT excommunicate people so quickly...
2006-12-11 12:44:26 · answer #3 · answered by harpertara 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she is married by anyone other than an ordained Catholic priest she will not be allow to partake of any of the sacraments. She can still attend Mass, but she cannot receive Holy Communion. If she marries out of the church she can later have her marriage blessed by a priest. Then she will be able to receive the sacraments, but she will have to receive the sacrament of reconciliation before she can receive Holy Communion. I hope this helps and I hope everything works out for her.
God bless,
Stanbo
2006-12-11 12:50:07 · answer #4 · answered by Stanbo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. she would not be having a sacramental marriage as a Catholic in the eyes of the Church as she is a Catholic it would not be viewed as valid.
2. if she goes through with it I believe she would be technically looked at as living in sin.
3. if she is in sin it would be wrong for her to receive communion in a state of sin
4. would the Church excommunicate her? to the best of my knowledge no, but it would want to help her out of this state of sin by entering into a valid Christian sacramental marriage.
5. she really needs to talk with someone at the local church diocese office more familiar with these matters instead of trying to find them on-line. If she doesn't want to do this tell her to call into EWTN openline on Fridays and talk to Mr. Donovan a canon law expert.
2006-12-11 12:53:29 · answer #5 · answered by Pastor Billy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋