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Category Archives: Marriage
Could Canon Law be Changed to Permit Gay Marriage?
Q: Many countries today have legalized gay marriage. Could such a marriage ever be possible in the Catholic Church? Is it automatically invalid because they can never consummate the marriage or have children? I worry that governments might try to force … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage
Tagged canon law, Catholic, homosexual, marriage
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Divorce, Remarriage, and Excommunication
Q: My coworker is Episcopalian, but I discovered she was baptized Catholic, and her whole family left the Church when she was small. She said they became Episcopalians because her mother got divorced and then remarried outside the Church, and … Continue reading
Posted in Crimes and Sanctions, Marriage
Tagged canon law, Catholic, divorce, excommunication, remarriage
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Why Doesn’t the Church Publish Marriage Banns Any More?
Q: Why don’t parishes publish marriage banns like they used to? I remember our priest reading them from the pulpit every Sunday before the homily, years ago. Assuming that there was a good reason for publishing banns in the first … Continue reading
Can a Catholic Remarry When a Spouse is Missing/Presumed Dead?
Q: I was explaining the basic notions about marriage to a group of teens and they created a hypothetical scenario: A couple is on a trip in their boat. One morning the wife awakes and notices that her husband is … Continue reading
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Tagged canon law, Catholic, dissolution, marriage
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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