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, I understand our marriage would not be a sacramental one, even if it takes place in church after the annulment comes through. I’m trying to understand the difference between a non-sacramental marriage ceremony held in church, and one performed civilly outside it. Apparently it’s not the non-sacramental-ness of them that makes the difference, so what does? –Linda
Q2: My fiancée is Catholic, and says she has to get married in a Catholic church, but as I am a Buddhist I want to have the ceremony in a Buddhist temple. Her family and priest are insisting that the wedding must be Catholic…. What can I say to her about Catholic law that will convince her to marry in a Buddhist ceremony as I want? –Hong Continue reading