Catechumen and marriage prior to baptism: Canon 851
A question has arisen over a catechumen who has planned his marriage prior to being baptized at the Easter Vigil. He plans to marry a non-Catholic woman. The man has been told that he cannot marry in the Church at this time, since neither he nor his fiancee is Catholic. It has been suggested by the...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions
Year: 2001, Volume: 3, Pages: 219-221 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Wedding ceremony
B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 851 B Sakramentenrecht B Catechumenate |
| Summary: | A question has arisen over a catechumen who has planned his marriage prior to being baptized at the Easter Vigil. He plans to marry a non-Catholic woman. The man has been told that he cannot marry in the Church at this time, since neither he nor his fiancee is Catholic. It has been suggested by the director of our catechumenate program that the couple marry in a non-Catholic ceremony. What must this man do? |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions
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