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Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., is an American canon lawyer who practices law and teaches in Rome. She founded this website to provide clear answers to canonical questions asked by ordinary Catholics, without employing all the mysterious legalese that canon lawyers know and love. In the past Cathy has published articles both in scholarly journals and on various popular Catholic websites, including Real Presence Communications and Catholic Exchange.- Now available in paperback!
Category Archives: Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics
Can Non-Catholics Serve as Baptismal Sponsors?
Q1: A friend of mine is Presbyterian. He recently mentioned to me that he is the godfather to the child of Catholic parents. But how could a Presbyterian be allowed to become the godparent of a Catholic baby? I thought … Continue reading
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Do Lapsed Catholics Marry Validly Outside the Church?
Q: I was raised Catholic, but in my 20’s I fell in love with a Baptist woman and started attending her church with her on Sundays. Eventually we got married in the Baptist church. Later our marriage fell apart and … Continue reading
Can a Catholic Ever Get Married in a Non-Catholic Church?
Q: At a social event, I met a woman who is Catholic, but newly married to a Methodist. We started talking about wedding-planning, and she mentioned that her own wedding took place just a couple of months ago in a … Continue reading
Posted in Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, Marriage
Tagged canon law, canonical form, Catholic, marriage, non-catholic, wedding
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Marriage between a Catholic and a Non-Catholic
Q: My husband and I have been married almost 21 years now. He was raised as a Mormon, though he is a non-believer in any faith. We were married in the Church during a time when they had not fully … Continue reading
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Can a Non-Catholic Receive Holy Communion in a Catholic Church?
Q: My coworker is a Baptist who is married to a Catholic, and attends Sunday Mass regularly with her. He asked the priest whether he could receive Holy Communion even though he is not a Catholic, and the priest replied, … Continue reading
Posted in Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, The Eucharist
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