Catholic church refusal to marry...?

Question

Is it true the Catholic church will refuse marriage to paraplegic because of the difficulties of concieving??

Answer 1

No

Answer 2

No.

The Catholic Church believes that prior AND permanent impotence is a barrier to a true Christian marriage.

Doubtful or temporary impotence, difficulties in conceiving, and even sterility are not barriers to a true Christian marriage.

In other words, the Church believes that sex is an integral and holy part of marriage and children may or may not be gifts from God.

In legalese, the Catholic Code of Canon Law states:

Canon Law 1084 §1. Antecedent and perpetual impotence to have intercourse, whether on the part of the man or the woman, whether absolute or relative, nullifies marriage by its very nature.

§2. If the impediment of impotence is doubtful, whether by a doubt about the law or a doubt about a fact, a marriage must not be impeded nor, while the doubt remains, declared null.

§3. Sterility neither prohibits nor nullifies marriage.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

Yes this is absolutely true. My wife was raised by two people who were Catholics. The man had been disabled in the First World War and because he could not father children, they were forbidden to marry all their life by the Catholic church even though they stayed together for over forty years until they died.
The attitude of the Catholic church is that the only justification for sexual intercourse is the production of children and matrimony is only available to couples who can comply with this.
That is why Catholics are forbidden to use birth control.

Answer 4

The Church will not prevent one from receiving the Sacrament of Matrimony merely because one is a paraplegic.

Answer 5

Quote:
Antecedent and perpetual impotence to have sexual intercourse, whether on the part of the man or on that of the woman, whether absolute or relative, by its very nature invalidates marriage (canon 1084 §1).

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If the impediment of impotence is doubtful, whether the doubt be one of law or one of fact, the marriage is not to be prevented nor, while the doubt persists, is it to be declared null (canon 1084 §2 ).

If they cannot and never will be able to have sex then the marriage is invalid (it cannot be consummated). They can't be married. They could live together I suppose, but as "brother and sister." It has nothing to do with conceiving, as infertile people can marry.

Answer 6

Oh, God , I hope not.
I do know that they won't allow my methodist mother to be buried with the rest of us. I probably don't have to mention that I am no longer a practicing catholic, huh?
These things do not come from God. They are the aweful traditions of men. God wants his children to be happy, not lonley and depressed. God help the pastor/teacher/priest who ever tells anyone that they are refused marriage because of handicap. I certainly would not want to be in their shoes on judgement day.

Answer 7

The catholic church will not marry anyone who is not a part of the church and has not been initiated by doing all the communions and such.

Answer 8

1Ti 4:1 ¶ Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;


1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;


1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

Answer 9

Highly unlikely.

If there's any possibility of sexual intimacy at all, the couple is given the benefit of the doubt.

Answer 10

No it isn't true it is just a stupid question to make the Church look ridiculous and you only succeeded in making yourself look stupid. BB

Answer 11

No! That is a silly question. You just want to stir up trouble

God Bless You