If you get married at your the place you are having your reception...

Lcakes Posted: Jul 22, 2006 04:21 PM

If you get married at your the place you are having your reception...

I know that a Chatholic Priest will not come and marry you. So I guess this means that you technically didn't make the sacrament of marriage. So my question is...can you raise your children Chatholic? I was talking to a friend yesterday and she said her cousin just had a baby and she was going to the Baptism, and then she told me the story of how the church would not let the Baptism take place until the parents got married in a church. I couldn't believe it and now i'm worried. Anyone else hear of this???????

lisaslove Posted: Jul 22, 2006 04:25 PM

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i hope its not true, we are getting married at the ceremony site and i definately want my children baptized

jerrys girl Posted: Jul 22, 2006 05:05 PM

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I don't think that is true. my sister and bro n law never got married in the catholic church and both their children have all their sacrements.

also what about a jewish groom and a catholic bride if they have interfaith they can raise their children catholic.

PaddysGirl15 Posted: Jul 22, 2006 05:07 PM

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thats not true, my parents were not married in the church and i was baptised. I was born and raised Catholic!

brittny817 Posted: Jul 22, 2006 05:59 PM

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That is definitley not true. My cousin and his wife got married at our village hall-no relgious ceremony. Their kids were all baptized in the catholic church and attended Catholic school. Their son is my God son.

Don't stress it

Nicole622 Posted: Jul 22, 2006 07:12 PM

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it actually is true.. my friend has been married for a few years now and did it at the reception hall. her son is being baptized next month and in order for him to be baptized in the church, they have to be remarried in the catholic church.

meg0417 Posted: Jul 22, 2006 09:00 PM

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It is not true - I spoke to my church when we decided to have an outside ceremony.
You could be Jewish, Christian, catholic, anything and still raise your children catholic. The only things is that the church will not recognize that you are married ( as parents - unfortunatly). I spoke not only to a priest about it but also a youth minister at the church and friends that have done the same.

That would be like saying the church doesn't recognize children that come from divorced families b/c their parents did what the church says is wrong.... I am catholic and do feel like the catholic religion is a bit too intense with some of the beliefs
Nicole - your friend should talk to someone else at her church...

snydl40 Posted: Jul 22, 2006 09:32 PM

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Not true-I've gone to baptisms where the parents weren't married in the church.

destini458 Posted: Jul 22, 2006 10:20 PM

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my husband and i were not even married when i baptised my son

winkkey Posted: Jul 22, 2006 11:45 PM

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Posted by destini458

my husband and i were not even married when i baptised my son

Same here, I was not married when I baptised my daughter.

chrissyandvin Posted: Jul 23, 2006 12:14 PM

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Posted by winkkey

Posted by destini458

my husband and i were not even married when i baptised my son

Same here, I was not married when I baptised my daughter.

same with me also!

DancerBride Posted: Jul 24, 2006 12:14 PM

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NOT true!!! I know parents who had their children baptized in a church and they were NOT even MARRIED!!!!

103005FallBride Posted: Jul 24, 2006 01:51 PM

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Posted by PaddysGirl15

thats not true, my parents were not married in the church and i was baptised. I was born and raised Catholic!

Ditto!

Posted by DancerBride

NOT true!!! I know parents who had their children baptized in a church and they were NOT even MARRIED!!!!

Ditto!

MJDoc12 Posted: Jul 24, 2006 03:25 PM

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i think sometimes that each church makes up their own rules. sounds like the one your friend went to is a bit more conservative than other catholic churches that are a bit more lenient.

Mandyin2007 Posted: Jul 25, 2006 10:34 AM

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My aunt was married at town hall and her kids all were baptized, and made boht their communions and confirmations.

snowcat Posted: Jul 25, 2006 01:39 PM

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there are some catholic priests who will marry you in the RH- you have to get a dispensation from the church in order for the ceremony to be recognized. FM me if you want their info!