Do any of you ladies know of Catholic churches on LI that will perform a wedding ceremony for a catholic and a non-christian? I ask because I'm Catholic, but my FH is Hindu. We have a few years before we try to get married to figure that out, but I was just wondering...
dpli
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I think most will, as long as you go through Pre-Cana and he agrees to raise the kids Catholic.....since you have some time, I would recommend that you register as a parishoner (sp?) in the parish where you live, or one nearby. I think all of the planning will go more smoothly if you are already associated with a church.
LaurenluvsTJ
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My friend got married last year in a roman catholic church, and she was not catholic, her husband is. In order to get married in the church she had to take all kinds of religion classes and have a confirmation. She had had a communion when she was a kid, otherwise she would have had to do that too. She was another sect of christianity, im not sure which. SO I think if you want to get married in a roman catholic church, you might both have to be catholic. Ask the church though, I am definitely not an expert.
spooks
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There might be, it depends on the church. The Catholic church has gotten a little more lenient with this as long as you agree and promise to raise the children in the Catholic faith. I'm jewish , but FH is Catholic. I have tons of books on the subject - I'll see if I can find a contact for you to call to inquire. Does it have to be a Roman Catholic church?
Goldi1021
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My brother and my family are Jewish and his wife is Catholic. They were not allowed to get married in the Catholic Church mainly because he is divorced and chose not to annul a marriage that had already produced children. I also think they did it out of respect to my parents.They were married by an Episcopalian minister and a Reform Rabbi before the Sabbath began on a Friday night in May a few years back. Because they were not married in the church, my nephew cound not be baptized Catholic, rather Episcopalian. It was a great ceremony though - especially when the minister made my brother stutter when he said 'for richer or p-p-p-p-p-poorer'.
