However, if a Catholic enters marriage outside of the Catholic Church without the necessary dispensation, (again whether marrying a baptized non-Catholic or a non-baptized person), then the marriage is considered invalid and is not recognized by the Church. Moreover, this action places the person in a state of mortal sin, which in turn means that the person can no longer receive holy Communion. For instance, if a Catholic marrying either another Catholic or anyone else just decides to be married in some other Church or by a Justice of the Peace, that marriage is invalid. While such a marriage may have legal standing in the eyes of the state, it has no legitimate standing in the eyes of the Church.
There it is straight from the article. It does however say that in order for a catholic priest to over see a ceremony or have it be considered valid in the eyes of the church there has to be proper dispensation from the bishop. Otherwise it is not valid to the church.
On a different note: bashing the church and saying its BS is a touchy subject, while I feel you should be able to get married wherever you would like....that is the way it goes. Both DH and I have completed all of our sacraments in a church and that is the way we wanted it. There is no reason to talk about corruption in the church, etc. there are rules just like anywhere else. Dont want to deal with it~dont get married in a church its as simple as that. But it offends those of us who DID choose to get married in a church based on our beliefs and how we wanted it to be. That is almost as offensive as if I said I made a comment about someone getting married on the beach, or in a park or at their hall, to each his own
No offense, but we're talking to online people, people we'll prob never meet... what the hell should anyone care if someone doesnt like where another person is gettin married? you could even say you hate my hall and bash all that, and it still wouldnt even matter...
bc even though it is online i hope that as adults we can be respectful of each other and respect our religions and cultures
donegal419
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Re: Will a Catholic Priest do an outdoor wedding?
Posted by SoonToBeMrsBrady
My dad's cousin has been a Catholic Priest in Peru for 30 years. His time there has ended and we are hoping he will marry us at our outdoor ceremony. I'm waiting any day now to hear. I'm Protestant and my fiance is Catholic, so I don't really care if the RC church doesn't recognize it. I'm not very religious as you can see
you may not care, but the priest himself cannot perform a marriage that will not be recognized by the Church. He is representing the Church in a wedding, so he must officiate at a VALID Catholic wedding. It is against canonical law for him to marry you if it's not a marriage that will be valid by the Church.
PegaLega
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Re: Will a Catholic Priest do an outdoor wedding?
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Posted by FuTuRe MrS MaZz
Posted by PegaLega
However, if a Catholic enters marriage outside of the Catholic Church without the necessary dispensation, (again whether marrying a baptized non-Catholic or a non-baptized person), then the marriage is considered invalid and is not recognized by the Church. Moreover, this action places the person in a state of mortal sin, which in turn means that the person can no longer receive holy Communion. For instance, if a Catholic marrying either another Catholic or anyone else just decides to be married in some other Church or by a Justice of the Peace, that marriage is invalid. While such a marriage may have legal standing in the eyes of the state, it has no legitimate standing in the eyes of the Church.
There it is straight from the article. It does however say that in order for a catholic priest to over see a ceremony or have it be considered valid in the eyes of the church there has to be proper dispensation from the bishop. Otherwise it is not valid to the church.
On a different note: bashing the church and saying its BS is a touchy subject, while I feel you should be able to get married wherever you would like....that is the way it goes. Both DH and I have completed all of our sacraments in a church and that is the way we wanted it. There is no reason to talk about corruption in the church, etc. there are rules just like anywhere else. Dont want to deal with it~dont get married in a church its as simple as that. But it offends those of us who DID choose to get married in a church based on our beliefs and how we wanted it to be. That is almost as offensive as if I said I made a comment about someone getting married on the beach, or in a park or at their hall, to each his own
No offense, but we're talking to online people, people we'll prob never meet... what the hell should anyone care if someone doesnt like where another person is gettin married? you could even say you hate my hall and bash all that, and it still wouldnt even matter...
bc even though it is online i hope that as adults we can be respectful of each other and respect our religions and cultures
Exactly, its a matter of respecting other peoples feelings...no one bashed you or your post, you are getting a reaction from people who did/will/have gotten married in a church and feel strongly about the sacrament of marriage in their church. IM all for people stating their opinion but you have to remember there are people on the site who feel strongly about marriage as a sacrament and having it seen as such.
ETA: Because im done
B22
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Re: Will a Catholic Priest do an outdoor wedding?
Posted by FuTuRe MrS MaZz
LOL i'm catholic b/c my parents brought me up that way and had me go to catholic school my whole life... its wasnt by choice... so yeah, im not contradicting myself
you gurls are funnnnnnny.... god forbid someone disagrees with you, you jump alllll over it... ignore my post if you dont like it... as said many times before, its a public forum... deal with it
eta: oh yeah, and i am getting married outside the church fyi... did you actually think i'd have it int he church and be complaining about it
ANDDDDDD i can bash my own religion if i want to ... it would be straight up disrepectful to bash someone elses on here... I'm not the only one here who is catholic and feels the same way im sure.... Just b/c I decided to voice my opinion on a public forum...
SoonToBeMrsBrady
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Re: Will a Catholic Priest do an outdoor wedding?
Posted by donegal419
Posted by SoonToBeMrsBrady
My dad's cousin has been a Catholic Priest in Peru for 30 years. His time there has ended and we are hoping he will marry us at our outdoor ceremony. I'm waiting any day now to hear. I'm Protestant and my fiance is Catholic, so I don't really care if the RC church doesn't recognize it. I'm not very religious as you can see
you may not care, but the priest himself cannot perform a marriage that will not be recognized by the Church. He is representing the Church in a wedding, so he must officiate at a VALID Catholic wedding. It is against canonical law for him to marry you if it's not a marriage that will be valid by the Church.
Like I said, I'm not that religious, so I don't care if the church doesn't recognize it. Some people care and some people don't and I am one of the don'ts. Plus, I haven't heard from him yet, so he may not be able to do for those reasons you suggest and if that is the case, then that is fine and I totally respect it. I'll just find someone else.
