im considering having a catholic wedding ceremony but my boyfriend is mormon. what would he have to do in order to marry me since i was raised catholic and he wasnt?
2007-08-02 23:48:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
*sigh* Maria you are getting bad advice. It is *not* correct that you have to be the same religion to marry in a Catholic Church - and it's not even just a never-inforced policy. It's not a policy (any more) at all. Trust me, my mom, my sister, and my brother all married non-Catholics in the Catholic Church without ever being asked to convert them. But, since the Catholic Church doesn't consider the Mormon faith a Christian one, you will probably have to get a "dispensation" from your priest - which just mean he will have to approve your marriage to a non-Christian (which most priests won't necessarily have a problem with), you will be asked to commit to raising your children in the Catholic faith, and you will definitely have to attend Catholic marriage preparation ("pre-cana") together.
However, I don't know what the Mormon faith has to say about this. If he is a practicing Mormon, you could run into some trouble there... not sure.
In short - from the Catholic end, your bf wouldn't have to "do" anything in order to marry you, except that he would have to go to pre-cana with you ... but so do all grooms.
p.s., if you are both seriously practicing your independent faiths, it might be a good idea to consider long and hard whether such a marriage would be a good idea anyway.
2007-08-03 00:13:48 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs.P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm Catholic, and I'm getting ready to marry my agnostic fiance. If you want to have a Catholic wedding, you will both have to be interviewed by your parish priest, first of all, and then you will both have to go through pre-cana counseling for engaged couples. There are several forms to sign during the interview with the priest; if you and your fiance are of different religions, it just adds one more to the pile. You must indicate that you are aware of the theological differences and that you accept the responsibility of maintaining your Catholic faith and raising any of your children in the Catholic faith. The priest will submit this information to your diocese on your behalf, and the bishop will grant you a dispensation that allows you to marry a non-Catholic in a Catholic wedding ceremony.
As a side note, there are two varieties of Catholic wedding ceremonies, one with a full Mass and one without. Be sure you and your fiance discuss the type of ceremony you will have. If you have a full Mass, your groom and any of his non-Catholic family members will not be offered Communion. Also, since the bride and groom generally stand front and center, he will probably have to kneel during the consecration as he won't have anywhere to sit. If he is not comfortable with this, you may want to give the Mass a miss and just have a simple marriage ceremony. My fiance and I have opted not to have a full Mass for these very reasons.
2007-08-03 00:27:42 · answer #2 · answered by nardhelain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a baptised Baptist (I guess all Baptists are) married to a Catholic. We celebrated Mass when we got married two years ago. Of course, I didn't partake of Communion, but a full Mass was held. My wife's parish priest had to receive permission from the archbishop in order for that to take place. Because of that, I would guess that the answer to your question would vary by location. Check with your fiance's parish priest (or the priest overseeing your pre-Cana rigamarole) to get an answer.
2016-05-17 06:30:52 · answer #3 · answered by candi 3 · 0⤊ 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.
Everyone planning on marrying in the Church has to go to a couple of classes about the sacrament of Marriage.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1633-1637: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt3art7.htm#1633
With love in Christ.
2007-08-03 18:59:06 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my country you just have to agree to reject satan, accept children lovingly from God, bring up the kids Catholic, stuff like that and they'll turn a blind eye to the fact that one is not Catholic. It's the marriage license that makes you married, the priest is just for the ceremony.
2007-08-03 00:09:29 · answer #5 · answered by =42 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lol, he would have to become catholic, you cannot have a catholic ordained wedding that is interfaith. You should know this being raised catholic. Just a thought.
2007-08-02 23:53:38 · answer #6 · answered by arielsalom33 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
he would have to agree to raise the children Catholic. talk to the parish...
2007-08-03 00:20:51 · answer #7 · answered by Daniel F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your pastor. Sometimes it varies from parish to parish. I had my priest and my husband's Episcopal minister both officiating at my wedding.
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2007-08-02 23:52:45 · answer #8 · answered by Maewest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to take pre Cana lessons at your parish church, and you will be advised of everything you need to know.
2007-08-02 23:51:53 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try las vegas..
they marry anything there you can even marry a dog there
2007-08-02 23:52:07 · answer #10 · answered by edward t 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋