Catholic Religion?

Question

Is it true that you can't get married if your not confirmed ?? (in the catholic religion)

Answer 1

"Catholics who have not yet received the sacrament of confirmation are to receive it before they are admitted to marriage if it can be done without grave inconvenience." (Code of Canon Law, Can. 1065 §1)

Answer 2

You mean you can't get married as a Catholic in the Catholic church if you were never confirmed? Yes, that is true...as far as I know. You have to be a Catholic or marrying a Catholic in order to get married in the Church. I mean...two non-Catholics can't just go and get married in the Church.

But if you were raised Catholic, and never confirmed and you have been going to Mass and all, I'd talk to you parish priest about being confirmed.

Answer 3

If you are Catholic and you are wanting to get married through the church, I believe you can't if you are not confirmed but as long as one person is Catholic with all the sacraments the other one does not have to be Catholic. Plus it all depends on the priest marrying you. Best advice, call your church because if you get married through the church, you have to attend some sort of class. Some priests make you do a whole weekend retreat and other just make you go to a Pre-Cana, all day workshop type event.

Answer 4

I'm not a Catholic - I don't have any faith - but I can't see your problem.

Surely if you don't believe enough to get confirmed then you shouldn't be getting married in church and taking meaningless vows before a God you don't believe in?

Anyone can get married in a civil service.

Why should a member of the clergy be made a hypocrite just so you can play "dress up Barbie"? Is that really more important than making a public commitment to the person you love?

Answer 5

No. Non-catholics can marry catholics in the catholic church. Catholics are normally confirmed around the age of ten or eleven. It would be unlikely for a Catholic to reach marriageable age without having been confirmed along the way.

Answer 6

If neither of the betroved are confirmed as Catholics, at least one of them must be confirmed. I think the preference is for both to be confirmed, although I know that the requirement for non-Catholics is only Trinitarian Baptism (ie, "in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit") if they marry a Catholic spouse in a Catholic church, so my answer would be "it depends".

Answer 7

I think that in order to get married in a catholic church, both people must be confirmed as catholics. If only one partner is confirmed they can get married in church if they get permission (either from the priest or bishop, I can't remember which).

Answer 8

http://www.marriagepreparation.com/Confirmation.htm


1983 Code of Canon Law: Text and Commentary

The text of the law:

Canon 1065 - 1. If they can do so without serious inconvenience, Catholics who have not yet received the sacrament of confirmation are to receive it before being admitted to marriage.

2. It is strongly recommended that those to be married approach the sacraments of penance and the Most Holy Eucharist so that they may fruitfully receive the sacrament of marriage.1

The commentary (explanation):

Commentary: The reception of baptism is necessary for the valid reception of the sacrament of matrimony. The reception of the sacraments of confirmation, penance, and Eucharist is strongly recommended for Catholics who enter a sacramental marriage (including a mixed marriage) as well as those who enter a disparity of cult marriage. Although following this recommendation is not necessary for the validity of the marriage, it is urged in virtue of the faith dimension of marriage as well as the ecclesial obligations.

Answer 9

Of course you can marry. You just can't marry in a Catholic church.

Answer 10

Christian sacramental marriage is between a baptized man and a baptized woman, but I think Confirmation should proceed Marriage but you have to ask your parish priest.