I am Catholic and I want to know what the Catholic church's position (Vatican and teachings) is on interracial dating and interracial marriage?
Please be sure to state your authority on the matter.
2006-12-17 07:31:07 · 7 answers · asked by BritLdy 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Catholic Church has no problem with interracial dating or marriage.
Racism is against the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church:
Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity.
The equality of men rests essentially on their dignity as persons and the rights that flow from it:
Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language, or religion must be curbed and eradicated as incompatible with God's design.
With love in Christ.
2006-12-17 16:29:31 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think the Catholic Church has a view one way or another on interracial dating or marriage. Interfaith marriage is another story. No real authority just 30 years of Catholic mass and teachings before I saw the light. But what do you care anyway. If a church told me I couldn't date or marry someone because they were of a different race I would be leaving that church.
2006-12-17 07:39:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not an authority but I was born Catholic and I love my Church. As far as I am concerned, it is allowed. I married someone from another country. We are both caucasion but I don't see any problem if the race were to be different from mine, as long as you guys are single and able to marry at Church and live a respectful life.
2006-12-17 07:38:22 · answer #3 · answered by Butterfly 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh for crying out loud, by means of your analogy all guys who're celibate have got to be paedophiles or have paedophile traits. NO it would possibly not make a change a paedophile is a paedophile with their in poor health attitude, I do not care what stroll of lifestyles faith/religion fame they're. They all have the identical in poor health attitude. As for celibacy that's NOTHING to do with paedophilia, and even as we're at the discipline data exhibit that it's extra common inside protestant denominations nonetheless a small percent as with the case with clergymen is a small percent (the media consciousness is bigger as it is one significant Catholic church & no longer 39000 denomninations). Statistics additionally exhibit that it's the such a lot common inside colleges and households unhappy however actual and I as good as every other first rate individual desires we might wipe this out altogether!.
2016-09-03 15:55:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe the church has a specific position. If the individuals are canonically free to marry, that is, not married or otherwise impeded, they may marry. For specifics See:
1983 Code of Canon Law 1055-1165
2006-12-17 07:49:05 · answer #5 · answered by suz 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do not understan you ask about the churches position, wernt you taught God made us all equel ?
I am not a catholic I am christian and look to God and the bible not priests or pope who are only men.
2006-12-17 07:36:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Papal doctrine is against it. Most catholic dioceses will not ordain an interacial marriage.
2006-12-17 07:40:24 · answer #7 · answered by Robert K 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋