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Category Archives: Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics
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
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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
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Can a Non-Catholic be Given a Catholic Funeral?
Q: I am a Catholic, and my husband of nearly 50 years is a member of the Assembly of God, a protestant church that’s popular down South, where he’s originally from. We were married in the Catholic Church and we … Continue reading
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