My husband is presbyterian and i am converting to catholicism. We would like to have a church blessing for our renewal of vows. I was married once before (not as a christian or a catholic), and I was wondering if I can have a priest bless our marriage even though I was married before?
2007-12-08 07:37:40 · 14 answers · asked by Leslie Y 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
OK! Let me clairy.. I was NOT a christian.. REPEAT NOT a Christian during my four year legal marriage to my ex. I am happily re-married now and have been for nearly 7 years.
2007-12-09 01:02:14 · update #1
If your previous marriage was not as a Christian weeding, it is a good possiblity that your present marriage can be blessed by the Catholic Church because your first marriage was not valid.
Talk to the priest.
2007-12-08 12:46:03 · answer #1 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have not been baptized & can prove it then you must speak to the priest as to your alternatives here. Simply you are not a Christian according to the rules. If you have not already converted to Catholicism and you are intend to marry a Presbyterian then you must have definite views on your religion. Perhaps more time should be taken with your fiancee discussing these differences and if they don't seem important to you now they should be as they will become important during your marriage. Why is a 'church' wedding or blessing so extremely important here? You may be able to marry in the Presbyterian church if you are baptized. Religion is not just about weddings, funerals, christenings, first communions etc. It's about a belief in God, the son & the holy ghost and your way of life and how it should be lived. Since you refer to your husband, are you already married, perhaps in a civil service? Then by law you are married and as I have always been taught 'God' is everywhere, sees all & knows all. Your priest will give you all the information and maybe more than you wish to know. I hope you are happy with your new faith & the Church's decision because that is what you must abide by. If you are not pleased with the priest's answers you can always speak with the Bishop or Monseignor.
2007-12-08 08:03:56 · answer #2 · answered by MYRA C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if your first marriage is declared null.
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.
2007-12-08 16:25:17 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should never lie -- it's not like you can fool God, and it's a bad way to start out a marriage. If you marry the muslim man and later divorce and wish to marry somebody else in the Catholic Church, you would go through the same procedure as anybody else. You would apply for a decree of nullity and you'd get it fairly easily for "lack of canonical form" because you married a muslim in a muslim ceremony without dispensation OR if you sought dispensation prior to the muslim marriage and received it, you could possibly get it on other grounds (such as announcing your intention to divorce before the marriage even happened). Why don't you just marry the right guy in the right way so you don't have to wrorry about divorce and remarriage at all?
2016-05-22 05:02:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will not give you their blessing. You were married once before and are therefore married to two men even if you legally divorced. The church blessing won't help your marriage anyway.
2007-12-08 08:46:04 · answer #5 · answered by Rockit 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My fiance is catholic and divorced, I am catholic and never been married, we will have a Catholic BLESSING not a wedding. I talked to a priest and we can have that.
Since you are not Catholic yet, yes you can marry in Catholic Church.
Congrats
2007-12-08 12:34:42 · answer #6 · answered by Marquel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to talk to your parish priest. Before a marriage, there would have to be an anulment. However, a renewal of vows blessing might be different, as it's not a marriage ceremony.
2007-12-08 23:59:53 · answer #7 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The previous marriage must be annulled and i know here in my church they make you do pre-wedding couples counseling....and theres an increase in the number of counseling hours when one or both of the couple has been married before
2007-12-08 10:57:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend is Catholic and her husband is not. He had been divorced before so they could not marry in a Catholic church.
2007-12-08 08:08:47 · answer #9 · answered by Me 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic church does not recognize divorce so unless you have had it annulled they still consider you married. Sorry.
2007-12-08 12:32:33 · answer #10 · answered by Luv2Answer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋