Can a Catholic marry a Protestant in a Catholic church?

You can be married in the Catholic church
married in the Catholic church
Marriage in the Catholic Church, also known as holy matrimony, is the "covenant by which a man and woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life and which is ordered by its nature to the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring", and which "has been raised by Christ the ...
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and have a Protestant minister participate in the ceremony or in a Protestant church with a Catholic priest participating.
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Can a Catholic get married in any Catholic Church?

Matrimony requirements can vary from church to church. Many will require proof of baptism, communion, and/or confirmation. Most churches will have records of participation in these sacraments, so you can request a copy from the specific church where you had the sacraments. If that's not possible, don't worry!
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Do you have to convert to marry a Catholic?

The Catholic Church requires a dispensation for mixed marriages. The Catholic party's ordinary (typically a bishop) has the authority to grant them. The baptized non-Catholic partner does not have to convert.
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Can I get married in a Catholic church if my partner is not Catholic?

1. Fulfill Important Requirements. In order to be married within the Catholic Church, there are a number of important requirements that must be fulfilled before you are even able to be considered. One of the partners need to be Catholic and if the other is not Catholic, he or she need to be a baptized Christian.
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Does the Catholic Church recognize marriage outside the church?

The Catholic Church views marriages between non-Catholics or people of different faiths as valid and legitimate. However, marriage outside of the church by Catholics isn't recognized by the Catholic Church because Catholics are bound to observe a certain form of marriage ritual in order for their marriage to be valid.
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Is It Okay For A Protestant To Marry A Catholic?



Can I marry in a church outside my parish?

If you don't live in the parish boundaries of the church you wish to use, you may still be able to get married there if you can show that you have strong family links or ties to that church.
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What makes a marriage invalid in the Catholic Church?

Impediments. If one of the parties were prohibited from marrying by a diriment impediment (from the Latin for "interrupting"), the marriage is invalid. Because these impediments may not be known at all, the marriage is called a putative marriage if at least one of the parties married in good faith.
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Can a Catholic priest marry you outside of the church?

The Church is now giving permission for couples to tie the knot outside of a church—but only in two cities. The Archdiocese of Montana and the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland, have recently ruled that a priest or deacon can now officiate a wedding in "another suitable place."
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Can a Catholic have a garden wedding?

Historically, those who broke-away from the Roman Catholic Church are called “break-away groups[2], hence, do not recognize the supremacy of the Vatican pope. Our outdoor (garden or beach) Catholic sacrament of marriage is the same as it has been done inside the Church[3].
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Will a priest marry you if you live together?

It's just an arbitrary rule of the Church. The Church's teaching on cohabitation is not an “arbitrary” rule. Living together before marriage is a sin because it violates God's commandments and the law of the Church.
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Can two different religions marry?

This depends on religious doctrine of each of the two parties' religions; some prohibit interfaith marriage, and among others there are varying degrees of permissibility. Several major religions are mute on the issue, and still others allow it with requirements for ceremony and custom.
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Can you get married a second time in a Catholic Church?

Yes. Since divorce only impacts your legal status in civil law, it has no impact upon your status in church law. Since a divorced person is still considered married in church law, they are not free for remarriage in the Church. Simply put, a person can't have two spouses at the same time.
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Is adultery grounds for annulment in Catholic Church?

In most cases, adultery does not serve as grounds for a Catholic annulment in a marriage. A Catholic annulment completely nullifies your marriage, almost as if it never existed. In order for this to happen, though, the grounds for annulment must be present before or during the exchange of the vows, but not after.
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Can I marry in any church?

If you wish to be married in a Church of England, generally, you will only be able to do so if you or your partner live in the parish. You should first speak to the Vicar.
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Can you get married in a church if you are not baptized?

Both partners do not have to be a Catholic in order to be sacramentally married in the Catholic Church, but both must be baptized Christians (and at least one must be a Catholic). Non-Christians cannot receive the sacraments.
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Can you get married in a church if you are not christened?

It is your legal right to get married in your Parish church (and once you've attended 6 times you are considered part of the parish... We'll get onto that later.) You do not have to be baptised, Christened, or even part of the same religion.
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Will God bless a second marriage?

Catholicism has taught that if a person's first marriage ended in divorce, God won't bless a second one. Many Protestant traditions hold that since there are biblically justifiable grounds for divorce, God can bless a second marriage.
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Can a Catholic receive Communion after a divorce?

Church teaching holds that unless divorced Catholics receive an annulment — or a church decree that their first marriage was invalid — they are committing adultery and cannot receive Communion.
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What makes a Catholic marriage valid?

This is important because, as Canon 1057 of the Code of Canon Law notes, "The consent of the parties, legitimately manifested between persons qualified by law, makes marriage; no human power is able to supply this consent." In sacramental terms, the man and the woman are the ministers of the Sacrament of Marriage, not ...
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Can Catholics get tattoos?

Paul makes it perfectly clear that the ceremonial law is no longer binding. I'll cut to the chase: There is nothing immoral about tattoos. Mother Church has never condemned them, and neither can I. It is one of those areas where a Catholic must follow his or her conscience.
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Can you remarry in Catholic church if spouse dies?

Widows are permitted to remarry as their marriage has been terminated by death, but a second marriage is not officially considered quite as honorable as a first marriage and is esteemed less than a permanent state of widowhood.
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Is divorce a sin in the Catholic Church?

The Catholic Church prohibits divorce, and permits annulment (a finding that the marriage was not canonically valid) under a narrow set of circumstances.
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What are the 3 types of marriage?

On the basis of number of mates marriage may be classified into three types such as Monogamy, Polygamy and Endogamy or group marriage.
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Can you have 2 religions at the same time?

Those who practice double belonging claim to be an adherent of two different religions at the same time or incorporate the practices of another religion into their own faith life. It is increasing with globalisation.
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Does religion matter in marriage?

Although nearly half of married Americans say shared religious beliefs are very important to a successful marriage, considerably fewer (27%) say the religion of their spouse was a very important factor in their choosing who to marry.
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