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Offline 2Vermont

Re: Attending Secular Marriage of Divorced and Remarried?
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2023, 02:13:00 PM »
Quote from: Änσnymσus on November 25, 2023, 01:21:58 PM
I have been invited to the wedding of a secular friend. He is not religious and was previously married in a secular ceremony. That marriage lasted a couple years and ended in divorce. I was invited to his new wedding and I'm wondering if this would be permissible to attend. My gut says "no" but I couldn't get a straight answer from my priest.
I tend to think there is more to know about your "not religious" friend and his previous "secular" marriage.  That might be why your priest's response was more involved. 
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Re: Attending Secular Marriage of Divorced and Remarried?
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2023, 02:16:14 PM »
Quote from: 2Vermont on November 25, 2023, 02:13:00 PM
I tend to think there is more to know about your "not religious" friend and his previous "secular" marriage.  That might be why your priest's response was more involved.

For instance, it's hardly implausible to suppose the man's "first" wife was actually on her second or third marriage, making their union invalid. There's more to be considered, I agree. 
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Re: Attending Secular Marriage of Divorced and Remarried?
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2023, 02:49:24 PM »
Quote from: Änσnymσus on November 25, 2023, 01:21:58 PM
My gut says "no" but I couldn't get a straight answer from my priest.
Was it that the priest gave a long explanation covering all the ways that your friend's previous marriage wasn't canonically valid? If your friend was baptized and raised Catholic, his previous secular marriage was a serious lapse, and he'd be repeating that with the new woman. If your friend was raised in some non-Christian sect, then it was just a natural marriage, not a sin. 

To keep it simple, Catholics should avoid being present at any ceremony that plays make-believe about marriage. 
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Re: Attending Secular Marriage of Divorced and Remarried?
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2023, 03:49:11 PM »
The friend is and has always been non religious. He celebrates giving gifts at Christmas but that is the closest thing.  The priest basically told me if me not attending with cause him to shut out any idea of the faith than it might be an option to attend. 

As an above poster said, I'd automatically decline a ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ "marriage" so I think I'm just going to go with my gut and not attend this event.
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Re: Attending Secular Marriage of Divorced and Remarried?
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2023, 04:02:17 PM »
You shouldn’t condone divorce even if by pagans.  Don’t go. 
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