Ok just to tell everyone im a gurl and im using my boyfriends yahoo answers thing ok....ok well im christian and my boyfriend is catholic and we are getting married. We are gettin married in chicago IL and we are looking for a church where they allow us to get married without changing religion...anyone know a place in chicago? Help help help ive been looking for a couple of months and no luck :[
2007-08-14 06:45:24 · 30 answers · asked by Michael L 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
You don't have to change religions in the Catholic Church. You won't be able to have a ceremony with a Mass, but you will still be able to have your ceremony. I don't know of any Catholic Churches in IL, but I know there are quite a few.
2007-08-14 14:12:32 · answer #1 · answered by VAWeddingSpecialist 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I did not know that there was a difference between being a christian and being a catholic.... did you mean you are a protostant??? (which means not catholic, not jewish, not hindu, not islamic) Anyway, to answer your question: I am catholic. I married a lutheran. We were married in the catholic church... we were required to attend a weekend "marriage encounter", but he was not asked to convert to catholic. We also promised to raise our children in the catholic church. Traditionally, weddings are conducted in the bride's church. If he wants his marriage "blessed" by the catholic church, then he can make arrangements to do so, after the "wedding". Do you belong to a particular church? What church do your parents or family belong to? Does that church require your fiance to convert before they will perform the wedding? If you cannot find a protostant church to marry you without his conversion, rest assured, you can get married in the catholic church and you won't have to convert. What religion are you planning to practice after the wedding??If neither of you are devoute, then why not have the wedding in the garden at home or country club, or the like. I don't believe it is important WHERE a wedding takes place.... a wedding is a day; a marriage is a lifetime!
2007-08-14 07:45:10 · answer #2 · answered by Linda S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am Episcopalian and my husband is Catholic, we married in the Episcopal church with no problems. I think really the catholic church is where you will run into problems with having to either convert or sign papers saying that you will raise your kids catholic and such. You shouldnt have any such problems marrying in a Protestant church. The problem you may run into, is that one of you may have to be a member of the church you want to marry in, in order to actually get married there. I am from the NYC area, but I know that with the church I was married in (was married in the actual city)and with many of the other churches that people would like to marry in(St Patricks is a big one), they cant unless they are members of the parishes.
2007-08-14 07:05:50 · answer #3 · answered by kateqd30 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you go to http://www.catholicswithoutachurch.org you will find information about having a Catholic/Christian wedding.
The Catholic order is The White Robed Monks of St. Benedict. They are a Catholic jurisdiction and have priests in the Chicago area.
If you have any questions or need help contact me at my website http://www.wedding-savings-for-bride-groom.com.
I am a Deacon in this church in the Texas area.
Just fill out the contact form and I will get back to you.
Good Luck
2007-08-18 04:08:34 · answer #4 · answered by Jim E 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am Catholic and my husband is Methodist. We married in my church by my priest. We had to do some pre marital classes, but my priest had no problem marring us. Just check with your churches. You could also do a ceremony where you could be married by a Catholic Priest and the Pastor from your church. I am sure that they would be willing to work with you on this. After all it is your wedding. Just make sure you don't leave your boyfriend out of any of the planning. Good Luck!!
2007-08-14 07:16:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
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.
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.
2007-08-14 17:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can still get married in a Catholic church, but it would be a service and not a mass(in which the Eucharist was being said). Other churches are not as stringent, but most have a set of rules as to who can get married in their church.
2007-08-14 07:45:07 · answer #7 · answered by Pearson 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you want your wedding in a religious setting, (that is, not City Hall), I have two words for you: Unitarian Universalism. UU Ministers frequently perform interfaith marriages, and no one will have to convert.
There are 7 UU Churches in Chicago; I would start with First Unitarian: http://www.firstuchicago.org.
2007-08-14 08:42:11 · answer #8 · answered by briteyes 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
talk to the catholic church, I know that if you promise to raise the children catholic, and have them attend mass and everything, then you can get married in a catholic church, but just know they make you take a compatibility test, so yeah just call the dioceese of chicago.
2007-08-14 06:56:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Ya'll could get married in either of your churches but if you get married in the Catholic church ya'll must go through 6 mos of pre-cana instruction(pre marriage instruction).
2007-08-14 06:50:18 · answer #10 · answered by txmama423 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋