I'm a catholic and I met a christian girl, we like each other, what would we have to face to make it happen?

Question

I know that as a catholic, I'm christian but of course there are differences in our faith.

Answer 1

As a Catholic, of course, you're also a Christian. But more information would be helpful. What kind of Christian is she? It would make a vast difference whether she were Assembly of God, Unitarian, Mennonite, Episcopalian or some other denomination that could tell us how closely her beliefs are aligned with the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Answer 2

Hi,
Everyone on here seems to be explaining your religion to you but nothing of other religions. If the young lady is United Methodist,or Episcopalian then you lucked up in that those two religious beliefs are sort of off spring of the Catholic church. I am United Methodist and my husband is Missionary Baptist. We have more differences than you might think in our ways of thought. Is she willing to become a Catholic? If she has never married then as you know it would be relatively easy for her to switch(no annulling past marriages etc.) if she does not wish to change denominations then you can marry and still hold your separate beliefs. I think the biggest issue would be are you going to want children and if so which religion will you raise them as? Also how are your parents? Are they devout Catholics and will they accept her and how are her parents are they of a religion that has the mistaken belief that Catholics are not Christians and are going straight to hell? Those seem like more important things for you to hash out before you continue with a marriage plan. Good luck and God bless you both.

Answer 3

The differences between denominations are only as big and surmountable as you two want them to be. They will be molehills or they will be mountains. It's up to the two of you to decide for yourselves whether discussions concerning faith will be civil or whether they will resemble a bitter court hearing.

If things become serious, you HAVE TO discuss the spiritual well-being of your children. As a Catholic, you are obligated to see that your children are brought up in the Church. How will she feel about this?

This seems to be the biggest obstacle to interfaith marriages. Frankly, I do not know how so many of these marriages can take place with the couples not having this discussion until they realize they're going to have a baby! It never ceases to amaze me how many couples overlook this issue until the last minute.

Such an issue cannot be resolved under any kind of time pressure. Begin to resolve this potential powder keg when this subject becomes relevant to your relationship. That is to say - if you two begin to consider marriage.

Just plan ahead, is all. Plan as much about your lives together as you can,and you'll be fine.

Answer 4

A Christian is a Christian, however the Churches differ in where there are a MULTITUDE of classes in the Catholic faith for everything.

Now, the church that I am a member of requires that each member has accepted Christ and Christ died on the cross as atonement for EVERYONE's sin. That Jesus then rose again. That the Father, Son and Spirit are one. At Communion, it is the person who takes communion who decides whether they are worthy, not the church....and children are encouraged, and under their parent's supervision, to partake if they fully understand why they are taking it.

It's all the same Christian religion.........Go for it, it's not a problem in God's eyes! If others have an issue with it, then you may need to re-evaluate why you go to that church.....

Answer 5

Your faith actually is the same, you both believe that Jesus died for your sins, was resurrected, and sits at the right hand of the Father. What differs is your religious outlook on your faith. Or, to put it another way, what differs is the way you display your faith. That will probably be the biggest problem since people tend to stay with what they are most familiar with. Perhaps the best thing would be to spend time sharing the rituals and actions you each associate with your church and jointly decide which are the ones you can agree with.

Answer 6

Being a Catholic does NOT make you a Christian. I know some Catholics who are Christians, and some who are not. The definition of Christian is actually a person who has a PERSONAL relationship with Jesus Christ. Since you are calling your friend a Chrsitian, I am a ssuming that she has a personal relationship with Christ. Since you are simply calling yourself Catholic, then I am not sure about your status as a Christian.

I do not want to offend anyone with this statement, however, many of the Catholics that I know are more concerned with following the Church and the Pope rather than Christ.

So you simply need to evaluate whether you are following Christ or the Catholic Church. If you both follow Christ, everything will work out.

Answer 7

So in other words, you meant "Im a Catholic and I met a PROTESTANT girl".

You're both Christians, as you know.

You'd have to work out together what you both believe and where the differences and alikes are, and then see if you are both able to overlook those differences. If not, then it probably won't work.

Answer 8

Catholics ARE Christians... Catholic and Protestant is nearly the same thing...

I'm sure it's easy to avoid talking about religion if you disagree with me on that statement, however.

Answer 9

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.

With love in Christ.

Answer 10

If the both of you were free-thinking Christians, you would simply have to decide to marry despite your differences because you love each other and then decide which church is NOT going to give you a hard time about your backgrounds. Try United Church. They don't care HOW you love God; they only care that you DO.

Everyone else is just going to have to deal with it. You can't throw away love because of what others think. You can make it "their" problem and not yours.

LOVE RULES ALL THINGS!!!

Good luck!