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Category Archives: Sacraments
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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When Can Catholic Soldiers Receive Sacraments from Non-Catholic Chaplains?
Q: I am [in the U.S. armed forces] and we were discussing the fact that military chaplains come in all denominations. Can a Jewish, Muslim, or Sikh chaplain baptize someone a Catholic? Can a Jewish, Muslim, or Sikh chaplain give … Continue reading
Posted in Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, Sacraments
Tagged baptism, canon law, Catholic, chaplain, confession, eucharist, military, sacrament
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When Can Catholics Receive Communion at a Non-Catholic Service?
Q: Can Catholics receive communion at Episcopal services? One article I read … states that the Canon Law deems reception of communion from a non-Catholic minister is blasphemy and, as such, a mortal sin. –Paula
Posted in Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, Holy Mass, The Eucharist
Tagged canon law, Catholic, Episcopal, Episcopalian, eucharist, holy communion
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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