Inter-religion relationships - Christian and Catholic?

Question

I've read about Christian-Hindu and Christian-Muslim relationships in this forum but I need information and real experiences regarding Catholic-Christian relationships and the consequences/compromises of having such a relationship. Thanks =)

Thanks for pointing that out. Where I'm from, Christians do belong to the Protestant sect.

Answer 1

Catholics are Christians. Check any encylopedia, any objective source, and they'll all say the same thing: that Roman Catholicism is the largest single denomination within Christianity. What you're likely meaning here is Catholic and Protestant. In that case, it would depend upon what type of Protestant the other party was. If one partner were an Episcopalian, there probably wouldn't be too many problems. But if the other party were, say, Pentecostal, there could be major theological differences. I know several people who've made Catholic-Protestant relationships work out. As in any other "mixed" religious relationship, it takes tolerance and respect for the other person's viewpoints.

Answer 2

That might be a drawback due to the fact, as a Catholic, he can best be validly married within the Catholic Church, and the wedding vows at a Catholic marriage ceremony incorporate the promise to be open to the present of youngsters from God. Going by way of the motions of the wedding vows with out which means what you (either one of you) are pronouncing might de facto invalidate the wedding. That is obviously now not the one drawback I can see, however that might be one. Which is why the Bible above all instructs us to not turn out to be "yoked" with an unbeliever.

Answer 3

Catholics are Christians. I'm a non-Catholic who's married to a Catholic. For many years, my spouse was a non-believer, but then converted to Catholicism. We got along just fine before the conversion, and we get along fine now. I was happy about the conversion, and am still totally supportive.