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Can a Priest Refuse to Hear Your Confession if He Knows You?
Q1: I’d like to know if a priest can hear the confession of a Catholic who is married, but not in the Catholic Church? If not, why not? –Joseph Q2: I am an active parish volunteer at my local parish. … Continue reading
Posted in Confession, Parish Life, Sacraments
Tagged absolution, canon law, Catholic, confession, parish, volunteer
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Why Can’t These Priests Ever Celebrate a Valid Catholic Wedding?
Q1: Can a laicized Catholic priest ever validly marry a Catholic couple? —Courtney Q2: My best friend is going to marry a divorced Catholic man, and she asked me to be a bridesmaid… her pastor said that her fiancé would … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Orders, Marriage, Sacraments
Tagged canon law, Catholic, marriage, priest, validity
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Mass Intentions and Stipends (Part II)
Q1: I know that concelebrating priests may each have their own intentions for the one concelebrated Mass. But can each of them receive a separate stipend for the one concelebrated Mass? So for instance, my pastor and I concelebrate. He … Continue reading
Can the Pope Validly Marry People on an Airplane?
Q: It would seem that [during his trip to Chile] Pope Francis received and blessed a couple who actually celebrated the sacrament of Holy Matrimony on the Pope’s flight. At first glance, according to your previous articles about canonical validity … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Sacraments, The Pope
Tagged airplane, canon law, Catholic, marriage, Pope Francis, wedding
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How Did My Ex Remarry in the Church, Since We Never Got an Annulment?
Q: My ex-husband and I are both Catholics. We got married in my parish church. We later were divorced but never got an annulment. Recently he got remarried in a civil ceremony. They went on their honeymoon to [a major … Continue reading