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Category Archives: Sacraments
Does an Excommunicated Priest Administer Valid Sacraments? (Part II)
(Part I of this article was posted on April 28, 2022, and can be read here.) We have been discussing a scenario described to us by John, who wanted to know if his confirmation was administered invalidly. John was concerned … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues, Crimes and Sanctions, Sacraments
Tagged baptism, canon law, Catholic, confirmation, excommunicate, invalid, marriage, priest, schism, validity
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Can Divorced Catholics Date, While Waiting for Their Annulment?
Q: I am a Catholic and recently divorced. I’m in the process of working through an annulment. The internet has a lot of opinions about whether divorced Catholics can/should date prior to annulment. From what I’ve read, I see nothing … Continue reading
Is My Annulment Invalid?
Q: I was raised Episcopalian. My first husband was baptized Catholic, but he never practiced his faith. Our marriage was civil. We moved to Europe, and later divorced. I remarried another lapsed Catholic, civilly, then decided I wanted to become … Continue reading
Posted in Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, Marriage, Sacraments
Tagged annulment, canon law, canonical form, Catholic, invalid, marriage
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Getting Married on One’s Deathbed
Q: Sometimes people get married in the hospital, because one of the spouses is dying and they want to be married before that person dies. I’m assuming that in these unusual circumstances the Church’s strict canon laws can get relaxed. … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Rights of the Faithful, Sacraments
Tagged canon law, canonical form, Catholic, deathbed, dispensation, impediment, marriage, wedding
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Can We Receive Holy Communion Twice on Christmas Day? (Repost)
Dear Readers, the era of rampant virus-hysteria and wholesale violation of the rights of the faithful to Mass and the sacraments has not ended! This year, Catholics in some parts of the world (see this article about Berlin, Germany, for … Continue reading
Posted in Rights of the Faithful, Sacraments, The Eucharist
Tagged canon law, Catholic, Christmas, holy communion
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