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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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Should We Baptize Aborted Babies, If Possible?
Q: Should hospital staff be baptizing aborted fetuses, if they have the chance? I realize that Catholic doctors and nurses can’t participate in performing abortions, but sometimes they work in hospitals where abortions are performed by others. If they have … Continue reading
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Tagged aborted baby, abortion, baptism, baptize, canon law, Catholic
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Founding New Religious Institutes: Pope Francis Changes the Law (Episcopal Authority, Part II)
Q: A group of us Catholics in our diocese have a lawfully erected lay institute that’s now almost 15 years old … [and] from the beginning it was our understanding that if it prospers, it might later be formed into … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues, Other Canonical Questions, The Pope
Tagged canon law, Catholic, diocesan right, pontifical right, Pope Francis, religious institute
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