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Category Archives: Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics
When Can Episcopalians Receive the Eucharist at a Catholic Mass?
Q: A friend of mine told me that his pastor routinely admits Episcopalians to Holy Communion. He explained that the local Episcopal church closes for several months, since it’s located in a resort town. The Catholic pastor has an “arrangement” … Continue reading
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Why Would Non-Catholics Get an Annulment?
Q: As a non-Christian I was civilly married (no kids), that marriage in civil divorce. Later I found faith (I’m Catholic now) and met a wonderful man with whom I’m in love. He’s Catholic too. I found out that we … Continue reading
Why Can’t a Deacon Celebrate This Marriage?
Q: My fiancé is a baptized, faithful Greek Orthodox and I am Roman Catholic. We are about two weeks away from our wedding and received an email that the priest at my church, the location of our wedding, will no … Continue reading
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Catholics in Non-Sacramental Marriages
Q1: I plan to marry a Catholic, who just got a divorce. An annulment of his marriage could take two years or more, which at my age is not a course I want to take… Since I am not baptized, … Continue reading
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Catholic Priests Who Become Non-Catholic Ministers
Q: Recently, a Catholic priest in our area left to become “pastor” of an Episcopal church. If we assume for a moment that the Episcopal liturgy contains the valid words of Institution, and if we assume that valid matter was … Continue reading
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