i am dateing a catholic and i am baptists and i have a child what religon will she be raised in?

Question

and if we have more childern will they be raised catholic because we are thinking about getting married.I talk with friends and they said it should not be a problem what do you think.

Answer 1

Your Catholic partner will be obliged to raise all of his children Catholic. If you marry, it would make sense that all the kids in the family be raised in the same way in terms of faith, but that's up to you. You are not obligated to raise the kids Catholic yourself, since you are baptist, but the Church will hope that you won't get in the way.

You might want to consider taking the RCIA at his church with him (as a couple, I mean), because that will explain Catholicism to you in depth so that you understand his faith. You don't have to convert, but taking the course will be helpful. And there must be some sort of instructional course at your church that will explain the baptist faith to your boyfriend, right? You should also take that as a couple. The more understanding you have of each other's faith, the easier it is to be in a "mixed marriage."

Answer 2

Technically the catholic is "required" to raise their children up in the catholic religion.

I too was raised a baptist, my husband is a lapsed catholic, and I have nieces & nephews who all went to catholic schools. The catholic church in Canada have always had a superior education system that the public schools.

One nephew has just won a scholarship to the top IT/computer engineering program at a major Canadian university.

My son was baptised in a catholic church, and is now in a catholic school - because it is a better education than the public schools - but we do NOT attend any church on sundays.

I dont plan for my son to attend a catholic high school. I'd like him to switch to a public high school - if I can find one with a good quality curriculum. But I got a few years yet.

i know this is not a specific answer, but I thought you might like to know that it can work.

Answer 3

If you would choose Catholic for the rest of your children you might have, maybe you should choose Catholic for the one you have now, so that she doesn't seem so different from her future brothers and sisters, otherwise this could cause many arguments and even hatred among them, and you wouldn't want that.

I know that a lot of protestant churches are teaching nowadays that Catholics aren't Christians, which could really be a problem if you raise your child Baptist and the rest Catholic.

Let alone dating someone who might believe that too, and this would be the cause of so many arguments and bad feelings in the family.

Not a good idea all the way around.

Answer 4

<> God is inseperable from His Church. Baptist, good. Catholic, even better. But to proclaim yourself a follower of Jesus while deliberately seperating yourself from His Church doesn't make much sense. <> So that they do what you've done, and make up some arbitrary form of Christianity? If you seek a compromise between two different denominations, you have to do it without sacrificing Dogma of either denomination. You didn't do that with yourself. How do you expect your children to be able to do that if you couldn't? <> Excellent. Perhaps your husband recognizes the theological confusion you seem to possess, and he does not want it passed on to his children. <> If you don't know why you feeel so strongly about it, that seems to suggest that your strong feelings are irrational. I'll tell you what the problem is. Your husband believes in Catholic Christianity. He accepts the teachings of the Church as Truth. Your husband is influenced by a theology that best suites God. You, on the other hand, are on the lookout for a theology that best suites you when you should be more concerned with finding the theology that best suites God. <> If you take ANY issue at all with your husband-to-be's Catholicity, and you cannot make your peace with this Catholicity, you best not marry a Catholic.

Answer 5

There is no law that dictates which religion your children should be raised. That is between you and your husband. I am a Catholic married to a non-denominational Christian and our children are Catholic. Because my faith was so important to me, my husband attends church with me and the children. He is free to attend the local church of his choice as well. His love for me and his respect for my beliefs led him to be supportive of the children being raised Catholic. It could have gone the other way. You and your boyfriend need to sit and talk about which church is best for the family before too much time passes.

Answer 6

Good advice:

Speak with a priest at your local parish.

Your question is complicating since it appears you may have been married once before.
Or
You have been living with a non-practicing Catholic and the two of you have a baby etc...

Too many variables come into play that only a priest can address.
Remember, the latter is not to discourage you since everything can usually be worked out.
However, the Catholic church has a certain policy they follow that is designed for unique cases.

Answer 7

Catholic parents, even when only one parent is Catholic, must educate their children in the Catholic faith. This does not mean children can't also learn Baptist theology.

Ultimately, it's the child's decision, when they become adults that is. Parents reserve the right (even the duty) to share their theological background(s) with their children. While you can educat them in matters concerning Faith, you cannot force them to believe.

Answer 8

A Baptist you may be... I am one as well, by election of the congregation... but you are not one of The Chruch... no one of The True Christian Faith would "date" a catholic...and for that matter no "good" catholic would date a non-catholic... it does not matter what "denomination" you are in... that will not get you, or your children, into Heaven... and for sure giving your children the catholic "traditions" will make it very hard for them to come to know the Truth of the Salvation Message...which the catholics are forbidden to teach or hear about.... if you truly want to come to God and receive His free gift of Salvation you will not find The Way in the catholic cult.

Answer 9

Well, it depends on if you plan to marry in the Catholic church or in the Baptist church. The Catholic church will make you sign a waiver and take classes on how to raise your children and live life as a Catholic. They basically make you convert to be able to marry in their church. If you get married in the Baptist church you can leave it up to your children to decide which sect they feel is right for them. The Protestant churches do not have such strict rules at the Catholic church.

Answer 10

If you get married in a Catholic church, you take a vow to raise the children Catholic. Non-Catholics do not have to convert to get married in a Catholic church if you decide on getting marry in said church. I think you should take teach the children the basic tenents of Christianity since both of you are Christians. Then, as they grow up take turns taking them to Baptist and Catholic churches. More importantly, teach them morals and values that they can carry with them in their adulthood. Let them make up their own mind when they reach 17 or 18 years.