Do you have to be catholic to do a precana??

JZNCK Posted: Jun 08, 2004 10:51 PM

Do you have to be catholic to do a precana??

And if you do, then is there something else that you can do if fiance is jewish and i am episcobal, it just seems like something good to take advantage of.. TIA

HearzBellz Posted: Jun 08, 2004 10:53 PM

Re: Do you have to be catholic to do a precana??

I don't know of all pre-cana are the same, but we both had to be Roman Catholic......can you ask your officiant?

holly231 Posted: Jun 08, 2004 10:56 PM

Re: Do you have to be catholic to do a precana??

only one of us had to be Catholic....does not hurt to ask...maybe ask about marriage preparation classes...don;t call it pre-cana...

steph4777 Posted: Jun 08, 2004 11:04 PM

Re: Do you have to be catholic to do a precana??

I'm episcopal and when I looked into getting married at an episc. church the priest said we had to attend a one or two day session held by the diocese. Which I guess is similar to pre-cana.

We ended up going to a United Methodist Church, FH's denomination, and we had 3 private sessions with the pastor.

ETA: If you are getting married in a church, I think it's pretty common for a couple to go through couseling either by group or private sessions. Check with the person who is marrying you.