Catholic church wedding?

Question

I'm Catholic and my fiancé isn't. He is a divorcé. What do we need to be married in a catholic church?

Answer 1

All previous marriages, civil or religious, have to be dealt with before someone can be married in the Catholic Church.

The Catholic Church believes that God does not recognize civil divorces.

Jesus said, "Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate." (Mark 10:9)

However there may be hope of a declaration of nullity.

The term "annulment" is a misnomer because the Church does not undo or erase a marriage bond.

Rather the Church issues a declaration of nullity when it discovers that the parties were not truly joined by God and hence a full spiritual sacramental marriage as understood by the Church was not present.

Then the parties are free to marry for the first time.

Approach the appropriate person your in your parish who has been trained in the process. If you encounter difficulties, you may go directly to the diocese.

Be prayerful, honest and patient. It takes a while.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

If you are a confirmed Catholic you should be able to get married in a Catholic church but the final decision is up to the pastor of that church.

So first you need to contact the church of your choice and find out what their requirements are. Some Catholic churches require you to be a member of the church, so if you are not a member you may need to call around to find one that you can be married in. They may require a copy of your baptismal certificate as well as your confirmation info.

On top of that once you book your wedding you will need to register for the pre marital classes also known as pre cana. They are no big deal. Most often they are group classes over 1 or 2 Saturdays. Your chuch should be able to give you the info on the classes and everything that is required as well as the standard donation to the church.

If you decide you do not want to go through all that or if you can find a church that you can get married in, you may want to consider a non denominational church and you can design your own ceremony.

Good luck!

Answer 3

<> No. <> You both have got to accept a Catholic marriage ceremony within the Church, or a non-denominational rite somewhere else.

Answer 4

He needs an anullment.

He is still married in the eyes of God to his first wife, he shouldn't be dating, let alone engaged. You two are committing adultery if you are physically intimate.

You need to get to a priest and get it started. You can't set a wedding date until the anullment is complete.

While some of the questions may seem invasive there is a purpose- to discover WHY the marriage failed...which generally is a result of it not being valid in the first place....that is what a decree of nullity is. Remember, JESUS said marriages are one to a customer UNLESS the marriage was invalid from the beginning. Nothing that happens after the vows makes a marriage invalid.

It will also help avoid (hopefully) such problems in your marriage. Remember- he is at least partially responsible for the failure of his first marriage. You need to be certain he wants to avoid those mistakes with you.

Answer 5

You can't. Sorry. They will never allow a divorced person who isn't Catholic get married in the church.

Answer 6

you' re fiancee needs to be baptize he needs confession and he has to learn the rules of the catholic church

Answer 7

Ask your priest this question. Your diocese or your parish may have requirements that are different from other areas.

Answer 8

You need to just go talk to your parish priest to see the options.

Answer 9

they will not do it ; get another church