2007-02-15 02:25:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Rachel, regardless of whether you are in the U.K., France, Lebanon or Argentina, at least one of the spouses in a marriage must be a Confirmed and practicing Roman Catholic in order for the Sacrament of Marriage to be administered by a priest of the Church. Protestants and Catholics can have a Catholic wedding, but only if the Catholic is Confirmed and in good standing with the Church. Hope this answers it. Good luck!
2007-02-15 02:29:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Neither the bride nor groom needs to be confirmed in the CAtholic Church in order to be married there HOWEVER at least one needs to be confirmed in order for it to be considered a sacrament.
My fiance (I am getting married in 12 days!) is non-denominational Christian. I am a practing confirmed Catholic. Since he was baptized Christian and I am confirmed I can count this as my sacrament of marriage. If I was marrying an athiest or jewish man, I could still get married in a Catholic church and my marriage would be recognized but it would not be a sacrament. Similar if I was not confirmed.
2007-02-19 00:16:13 · answer #2 · answered by Sara K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me this all depends if you are saying to the priest you are being married as a pactiscing Catholic? If you are then naturally he would expect you to have been confirmed or be willing to do so. If your partner is a pactiscing Catholic and you have decided to give up this faith most priests would still agee to the marriage in the RC church, providing you did nothing to deter your partners faith and agree to bring up children of the marriage Catholic. Whether you would get mass or not can vary from area to area. Where I live to get mass on your wedding day you both have to be practiscing Catholics yet just a few miles away people of mixed faith can have mass. I don't agee with this variation but it seems to depend on the particular bishop of the Diocese. If your partner is not Catholic and you don't want to be I can't think why you would want to be married in the Catholic church? Not saying this is your reason but I have heard all sorts of reasons for people wanting to get married in a certain church, as in right atmosphere, beautiful grounds etc. If this is what these people think a wedding is about what chance has the marriage? I'm not saying all but some priests (I refer in particular to a priest friend of ours) are willing to listen to why a couple don't attend church regularly but still would like the marriage to be blessed in the eyes of God and are willing to carry out a marriage blessing in the church on the day. To me this is much more true than someone telling a lie that they follow a particular faith just to get using a church for their wedding. Wishing you all the very best in your marriage.
2007-02-15 05:21:40 · answer #3 · answered by Ms Mat Urity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 of you has to
2007-02-15 03:16:19 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs.H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, i think you do, but even if you have been Confirmed you can't just go to a Catholic Church and ask to be married. Unless you have a special reason you should be living in the Parish, and should be a practising Catholic. The priest will also want to talk to your partner about his/her views and beliefs.
In my opinion there is not much point getting married in the Catholic faith unless you are committed to it.
2007-02-15 04:37:03 · answer #5 · answered by Caroline 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're Catholic then you need to fill out some forms. Going to the church you want to get married in is the best Idea and the Priest will give you all the information you need. Good Luck
2016-05-24 03:14:47 · answer #6 · answered by Penelope 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes traditionally both the groom and bride must be confirmed. But it also depends on the priest. He may not care. So you have to find a church and ask if they will marry you.
2007-02-15 03:44:17 · answer #7 · answered by Educated 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm catholic and have not done my confirmation. I'm getting married this year. My priest explained that in order to get married all I need is to be baptized and to have done my first communion. You do not have to be confirmed to be married. You do need to be confirmed to be a godparent.
2007-02-15 05:30:25 · answer #8 · answered by sg7454 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speak to your preist. He may marry you with out. It is really upto his discression. It can be done. I never had my confirmation or communion, I am currently taking classes to have them done, but my preist did say that he would marry us with or without that. Just some thought, the classes are very helpful. I wasn't really into church, but doing this is really a great experience.
2007-02-15 02:37:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
At least one member (the bride or the groom) needs to be a practicing Catholic. You are also required by the church to go to premarital counselling with a priest. You can't just hire one. So you should inquire with your local priest as to what steps you'll need to take to have your marriage performed there.
2007-02-15 02:29:13 · answer #10 · answered by Cobalt 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋