Catholics: are non-catholic christians commiting adultery when they marry?

Question

is it a valid sacrament if not are they risking their soul? or does the church recognize other christian marriages?

Answer 1

Man is evil. Man is lustful . Only God is good.

Answer 2

The Catholic Church recognizes the validity of any Christian marriage.

If a non-Catholic Christian marries another Christian, divorces, and then becomes a Catholic, the first marriage must be annulled before he or she can marry in the Catholic Church.

On the other hand, if a Catholic marries outside of the Catholic Church without getting a dispensation (permission), the marriage is not considered valid, even if the marriage is done in a non-Catholic Christian Church.

Answer 3

Do you mean fornication? No, they are not committing fornication if they are married in a civil ceremony or a non-Catholic, but Christian ceremony.

The Catholic church recognizes all marriages performed legally, be they Christian or purely civil. The church recommends that you have a Catholic ceremony as it is viewed as a sacrament. Non-Catholic Christians also make vows to God in the marriage ceremony, but it is not a sacrament. All Christians take part in Baptism, Communion, Marriage, Last Rites and Ordination (not Penance or Confirmation), but only Catholics use the term "Sacraments".

Answer 4

The Catholic Church takes marriage very seriously. It is a Sacrament.

A valid marriage can exist whenever a man and a woman take their vows whether they are Catholic or not or whether they are Christian or not.

All previous marriages (Catholic, Christian, civil, or other) have to be declared null before a divorced person can marry in the Catholic Church.

The Catholic Church believes that God does not recognize civil divorces.

Jesus said, "Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate." (Mark 10:9)

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

First of all, you err in referring to Roman Catholicism as "the church." The Church is a universal family made up of "ALL" who have come into a reconciled relationship with God through faith in the merciful provision of His grace given in the birth, life, suffering, shedding of blood, death, burial and resurrection of His Son Jesus.

This "CHURCH", is made up of Christians scattered and aligned with hundreds of different "Denominations" (of which Roman Catholicism is merely one), as well as non-denominational groups, uninstitutionalized gatherings, home-churches and even underground fellowships that have to meet in secret, and believe it or not, there are even Christians who are not a part of ANY recognized group beyond their family and other Christians they have true relationships with.

I will grant you that there are many, many Catholics who are truly Christians. But to think that the Roman Church is somehow representative of Christian Faith, has any authority in the CHURCH, or even anything to say to Christians on a world wide scale about what is or is not acceptable in Christian Faith and practice, is to be religiously indocrinated in the legalism of organized religion that has NOTHING to do with the Kingdom of God.

So, Christian marriage is a covenant relationship PERIOD! It needs to be honored faithfully for sure, and when it is not, adultery does come into the picture. But it will NEVER be adultery because that marriage union came to be outside the domain and control of any institutional religious body, be it Catholic...or any other group.

Answer 6

This is another misconception about Catholics. We have our teachings and practices regarding marriage of course. That is not to say that we think that couples married in a Lutheran Church or City Hall are not really married.

Answer 7

No they are just marrying outside a religion.

Answer 8

yes