Author Topic: Marriage question (Read 4054 times)

clare · « **Reply #5 on:** August 10, 2012, 06:26:10 AM »

Quote from: Nishant2011

To answer MaterDominici's question, a marriage contracted between two baptized persons, including a Catholic and a Protestant, would be valid but unlawful.

Not if they married outside the Catholic Church, as in MaterDominici's first scenario.

MaterDominici · « **Reply #6 on:** August 10, 2012, 02:44:45 PM »

Thank you for the replies.

I know many who fall into the first category (generally marrying in a Protestant church). I also know a couple of instances of the second scenario.

My mind thinks of the second as a much more grievious offense. I was wondering if the Church sees them as equally sinful or if one would be moreso than the other.

I'm probably inclined to not think too harshly of the first situation because I mostly know Catholics who were raised in the NO and then married in Protestant churches. With the way things are these days, there's not exactly much difference between the two.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #7 on:** August 10, 2012, 02:48:40 PM »

Quote from: MaterDominici

My mind thinks of the second as a much more grievious offense.

Adultery is much more grievous.

PenitentWoman · « **Reply #8 on:** August 10, 2012, 03:02:45 PM »

I used to want my parents to seek a decree of nullity, but now that I know most annulments are invalid anyway, it seems pointless. They know I think they are both committing adultery and they don't seem to care.

Pray for the sanctity of marriage as an indissoluble union.

Belloc · « **Reply #9 on:** August 10, 2012, 03:08:33 PM »

Quote from: catherineofsiena

My guess under the old law...

#1 = fornication. No marriage recognized and the Catholic is considered excommunicated.

#2 = adultery.

I remember reading in history, with dispensation, Catholic can marry outside the Church provide said other person is Orthodox or Prot........
no marriage to a muslim, jew, pagan......