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Category Archives: Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics
Does a Catholic Wedding Have to be Held in a Catholic Church?
Q: My daughter is getting married in June, to another Catholic. Our assistant pastor already agreed to perform the wedding, which will take place in our parish church. But now my daughter is thinking she’d rather have the wedding in … Continue reading
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What if the Other Spouse Doesn’t Want the Annulment?
Q: I read Sheila Kennedy’s book about her annulment experience, and it sure sounds like the Boston archdiocese put her through hell! I heard later that she appealed to the Vatican and they overturned the annulment her husband had got … Continue reading
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Can Non-Catholics Receive the Catholic Sacrament of Matrimony?
Q: We Catholics believe that marriage is a sacrament. So how is it possible for a Catholic and a non-Catholic to get married in the Catholic Church? Doesn’t that mean that somehow, a protestant or even a non-Christian is receiving … Continue reading
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Do Catholic Parents Have to Raise their Children as Catholics?
Q: A friend’s daughter is planning to marry a Lutheran. They’re going to get married at our parish by the assistant pastor. My friend told me that nowadays, when a Catholic marries a non-Catholic, they don’t have to raise their … Continue reading
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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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