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If I Become a Catholic, What Happens to My Marriage? (Part I)
Q1: Can I be received into the Catholic Church if I was not married by a Catholic priest? –Rachel Q2: I was divorced from a Catholic in 2012. Our marriage was not in a Catholic Church nor administered by the … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, Sacraments
Tagged baptism, canon law, Catholic, divorced, marriage, valid
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When Can Parish Buildings be Rented Out for Secular Use?
Q: Our parish church is located in a two-story building. The church where we have Mass is on the first floor and there is classroom space on the second floor. The bishop has decided to lease the classroom space to a public … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues, Parish Life
Tagged bishop, canon law, Catholic, parish, pastor, property, rent
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What’s the Difference Between a Cathedral Rector and a Parish Priest?
Q: Greetings, who is in charge of a Cathedral Parish? The Bishop or the Priest? Our priest (he is listed as the “Rector”) states it is his parish, but I feel obligated to obey what our Bishop states to be … Continue reading
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Tagged canon law, cathedral, Catholic, parish, pastor, rector
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What’s the Difference Between a Nun and a Consecrated Virgin?
Q1: What’s the difference between a nun and a consecrated virgin? I assumed the two terms were synonymous, until I read recently about a new Vatican document on the topic of consecrated virgins, and it sounds like they are something … Continue reading
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Tagged canon law, Catholic, consecrated virgin, nun
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Does a Convert Become a Latin or an Eastern Catholic?
Q: I have a question about the church membership of an adult convert to Catholicism. My grandparents were Greek Melkite Catholics. Their son, my father, drifted away from Catholicism, married a protestant woman, and began attending protestant services. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Sacraments
Tagged baptism, canon law, Catholic, eastern Catholic, Greek Melkite
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