Can someone previously married in a christian or COE church re marry in a catholic church. One person is divorced and the other has never been married but is a baptised catholic . Is this possible for them both to marry ??
2007-04-29 07:32:45 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Yes, if the first marraige is declared null.
All previous marriages, civil or religious, have to be dealt with before someone can be married 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)
However there may be hope of a declaration of nullity.
The term "annulment" is a misnomer because the Church does not undo or erase a marriage bond.
Rather the Church issues a declaration of nullity when it discovers that the parties were not truly joined by God and hence a full spiritual sacramental marriage as understood by the Church was not present.
Then the parties are free to marry for the first time.
Approach the appropriate person your in your parish who has been trained in the process. If you encounter difficulties, you may go directly to the diocese.
Be prayerful, honest and patient. It takes a while.
With love in Christ.
2007-04-29 16:14:38 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person who was divorced must have that marriage annulled by the Catholic Church before he or she can marry a Catholic in the Catholic Church. This is the case even if the divorced person got married in a different Christian Church because the Cathol8ic Church considers marriages in all Christian churches to be valid.
The non-Catholic does not need to convert to Catholicism. He or she only promises to allow the Catholic to continue practicing his or her faith and to allow the children to be raised in the Catholic faith.
2007-04-29 10:49:40 · answer #2 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you`re baptized Catholic you can only marry once at Church. For a real religious celebration you have to be both Catholic and never married before. If you are Catholic and your husband to be is not Catholic the Church will allow you to do a Celebration in the Church but it will be a civil celebration with no religious benediction. (3/4 of the celebration is skipped)
2007-04-29 07:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by Jane Marple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. I think you'd have to get your previous marriage totally annulled and then convert to Catholicism. Also, the person who's baptised a catholic is not allowed to divorce and won't be able to remarry in a church. Talk to a priest at a catholic church. They'll be able to tell you what you need to do. They have office hours for questions. Just go to one outside of the congregation you're in, if you feel uncomfortable.
2007-04-29 07:38:06 · answer #4 · answered by EarthGirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FYI, the Bible says God hates divorce and it is adultery to remarry. If I'm not mistaken, the Catholic church will only marry a "divorced" person if the marriage has been annulled by the church.
2007-04-29 08:05:03 · answer #5 · answered by janetrmi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Divorced people are not recognised by the Catholic Church. Once married you are married for ever.
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2016-04-22 05:29:24 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That all depends on where you are from i know that in Ireland you can get a blessing from the priest and then have a civil marriage that way you are married both in the eyes of the church and in the law of the land.
2007-04-29 08:14:30 · answer #8 · answered by Granny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having read all the answers I still think that a Wicca marriage is best. You have 3 choices of time to be married. 1st for 1 year and 1day. 2nd for a life time. 3rd For all time. Most Wiccans that choose 1year and 1day go on to renew their vows year after year and take it all very seriously its no game. Now surely that's better than all the divorces and lawyers getting rich and if they do meet a new partner then its no problem.
2007-04-29 08:36:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes as long as the first marriage wasn't in a a catholic church otherwise they would have to get the first one annulled in the eyes of the catholic church
2007-04-29 12:29:06 · answer #10 · answered by Rox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋