I was wonder my friend does not know what to do she is catholic and her boyfriend is baptist. Any advice?
2007-05-13 10:56:52 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
If they are both very active in their church then I guess it depends on whether or not she wants the marriage to be recognized by the Catholic Church which will require either a Catholic ceremony or permission from the bishop to marry outside of the church. That's what my sister in law and brother did. Had a lovely wedding in a vineyard because my brother was not converting and she really didn't want a Catholic ceremony. I'm likely going to convert and have a traditional Catholic nuptial mass because it means much more to my boyfriend than it does to me where we get married.
2007-05-13 11:31:46 · answer #1 · answered by indydst8 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm Catholic, so I'd suggest the Catholic wedding. But it's really up to them
Since the Catholic Church is more structured (if that's the best way of putting it) having the Catholic Church recognize the marriage will be important for the Catholic later on. If, however, they'd rather have a Baptist wedding, then they can just go to a priest and request that their wedding be blessed in the Church.
They might want to look into what kind of pre-marriage programs each church has. I know that the Catholic Pre-Cana program, which Catholics go through before getting married in the church, can be valuable for Catholics...it might be worth deciding based on which church has better programs in that regard.
Either way, they should both make sure to have the wedding in a way acceptable to both faiths, since I don't think it's a good idea to start off a marriage on a bad footing with either party's Church.
Oh, they should also consider how they will raise their children.
2007-05-13 11:10:53 · answer #2 · answered by adike o 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I have a bit of exp here I was baptist and my husband catholic and either way you go one side of the family is going to disapprove but I went with a catholic wedding because well any good christian in general should not judge and I told my family to suck it up it was my day and I was not trying to convert them so go on have a catholic wedding It will be beautiful and every body will love it once the day gets there and they are no longer thinking about catholic and baptist
2007-05-15 02:24:43 · answer #3 · answered by SAHM3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My niece is Catholic, and my nephew-in-law is baptist. They ended up having a Baptist wedding, because the Catholic Church just WON'T marry them without going though miles and miles of red tape. !
They had a nice, outdoor wedding, which was beautiful in so many ways. The minister was really excellent !
My vote is for baptist...
(Even though I'm Catholic...I'm probably going straight to hell !) lol..
Oh..one more thing...what will they raise the children as? That has to be a consideration !
2007-05-13 12:18:58 · answer #4 · answered by sleepingdragonz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm Baptist, my husband is Catholic....so we had this talk while we were engaged, lol.
We ended up not having a wedding....and got married by a justice of the peace.
However, we had discussed having a non-denominational wedding.
I think you should do whatever YOU want to do. Although, I know when we were talking about getting married I was REALLY hoping my husband didn't want to have a Catholic wedding because I am a bit intimidated by the 'superior' attitude the catholic church projects..
2007-05-15 02:11:48 · answer #5 · answered by jezyka 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately Yes . I Think It's Wrong That People Would Deny A Homosexual Couple Service . They Are People Too & They Should Be Able To Marry Just Like Everyone Else . But You Can Guarantee That There Will Still Be Someone Who Would Provide Them With What They'd Like . People Do Commitment Ceremonies & Such For Them So All They'd Have To Do Is Find One . =)
2016-09-05 18:56:15 · answer #6 · answered by tosto 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic
2007-05-13 11:01:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
A non wedding. Been there done it and found the catholic church to be a real stick in the mud (to put it lightly). They think they're so much more superior to everyone else. When the priest learned that I wasn't catholic, he basically talk to my fiancee and didn't even acknowledge me. When ever I had questions he acted as if it was below him to give me an answer.
2007-05-13 11:00:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic Church allows marriage between Catholics and non-Catholics.
Because the Church recognizes the tremendous challenge that the interfaith couple will face, they may have to get permission from the bishop.
Contact your local parish as soon as possible to start arraigning things.
With love in Christ.
2007-05-13 14:42:37 · answer #9 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm catholic and my bf is baptist. when we get married we are going to have a baptist ceremony(short and sweet), and a catholic reception(plenty of alcohol to get my family drunk). His side is strict baptist and mine is strict catholic, so everyone is happy. or have a nondenominational wedding somewhere or outside.
2007-05-13 11:01:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋