My fiancee and I are getting married next week and I heard that I would need to convert to Catholicism if we were to get married in the Church. Is this true?
2007-01-06 12:42:59 · 11 answers · asked by Foxtrot 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
we are not getting married at a Catholic church at this time.
2007-01-06 12:48:13 · update #1
By the way I am a practicing Jew.
2007-01-06 12:57:54 · update #2
Honey, if you haven't talked things like this over yet and you are getting married next week, I'm not a gambling man, but I'm wagering that your marriage isn't going to work out really well.
2007-01-06 12:46:07 · answer #1 · answered by Kilroy 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
You have not told us of your present religion. The only religions compatible to each other are: The Catholic religion and the Eastern Orthodox religion. If a Catholic marries an Eastern Orthodox, the bride and groom don't need to convert either to Catholicism or to Orthodoxy, they retain their religions and can marry either in a Catholic church or an Orthodox church, or in both churches.
2007-01-06 12:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. you are able to desire to to ask a clergyman this question. right here you will get each and every form of innaccurate suggestions. i particularly am a Catholic and that i've got no longer any thought in any respect.....i'm no longer so useful i'm know-how your question the two. Are you asserting which you have been married under Islamic regulation and you're questioning if that's a valid marriage in concerns of being Catholic? if that is so, i'm guessing no....i do no longer think of the Catholic Church acknowledges any marriage no longer carried out by potential of a clergyman after appropriate Catholic coaching yet nonetheless, as I even have suggested, i particularly am unsure.
2016-11-27 00:44:59 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you do not need to convert.
The Catholic Church allows marriage between Catholics and non-baptized persons. You may have to get permission from the bishop. This is because the Church recognizes the tremendous challenge you have ahead of you.
Make an appointment with your parish priest and talk to him about your situation.
With love in Christ.
2007-01-06 15:20:49 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you want to be married at a Catholic Church, they will ask you if you are a Catholic, or at least understand what is a Catholic. But, since you are not, there is nothing to worry about, and you wouldn't have to become a Catholic.
My dad is Catholic, and my mom is Greek orthodox, and she didn't have to do anything, and they got wed in a Catholic Church.
Last and not least. I wish you both a very happy wedding and even a happier marriage. Good Luck to you both. :)
Best of Luck, and a very Happy New Year.
And May God Bless you both and your Marriage.
2007-01-06 12:53:04 · answer #5 · answered by Sierra Leone 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says not to marry someone to whom you are not equally yoked. That means not to marry anyone who does not believe the same thing that you do. If you are Presbyterian and do not believe in Catholicism, you should not marry him. It would cause a problem when you had children. If, however, you do not have a religion, you should research Christianity and see if it is what you believe in or if Catholicism is something that you could believe. Best wishes.
2007-01-06 12:49:49 · answer #6 · answered by Colette B 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, this is not true. My father is Catholic and my mom is Jewish. She did not convert when she married him.
2007-01-06 12:53:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My german teacher, who I'm very close too, is catholic and her husband is methodist. He didn't have to convert, but they argue about whether he should or not for their children's sake. It's not a rule or anything, but it might be easier.
2007-01-06 12:47:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. But even if that is true, under any circumstances, you shouldn't abandon what you believe in to convert to another religion unless you honestly think it is the right faith to go to.
2007-01-06 12:47:02 · answer #9 · answered by Lady of the Garden 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should be getting baptised to devote yourself to God, not for selfish reasons.
Why is it necessary to be married in a church? Why not a nice outdoors park with a considerate registered celebrant.
2007-01-06 12:50:10 · answer #10 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋