Can a Methodist marry a Catholic in a church?

Answer 1

The best way to answer this question is to ask the pastor of the church the Baptist and Catholic want to get married in. Most likely the answer is yes, but some pastors are very strict on whom they (The pastors) will marry. There are many cases in which catholics marry protestants in a catholic church. and most of the time, the protestant usually then goes through RCIA and become a Catholic.

Yes, a Catholic can marry a Baptist, as long as the Baptist has had a valid baptism and agrees to allow their children to be brought up in the Catholic faith.

Answer 2

I think the first question you have to answer is how committed you are to what you believe about the Christian faith. Baptists and Catholics are both denominations of Christianity, meaning that the core of both beliefs should first and foremost be focused on the fact that Jesus died for our sins and was raised from the dead and if we ask Him into our hearts He will forgive us of our sins. With that being said though, there are other doctrinal differences between Catholic and Baptist beliefs such as baptism and the Lord's Supper. If you are seriously considering marriage you not only have to think of yourselves as a couple but also your future family and how you and your children will worship God. 1 Corinthians 11:3 says, "Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God." It is important to keep this in mind because God designed men to be the spiritual leader of the household and ask yourself if the man you want to marry is even in the position to help you grow closer to God. I pray that you will grow closer to God no matter what decision you make.

Answer 3

It depends, but the general answer is yes. Some churches will rent out their facility to anyone who wants to pay whatever the fee is (the Baptist church I used to go to charged $300, but that was a few years ago).

However, some churches will only allow members to use the facility, and some churches will only allow two Christians to marry. In general, the Baptist church has no rules about Baptists marrying non-Baptists, but most preachers will want to counsel with the couple to see if they both are Christians.

Roman Catholic AnswerYou need to speak to a priest concerning this. The Roman Catholic can only marry someone who is single. So if the baptist has previously been married, the Church would have to look at that marriage to see if it was valid. If it was not valid, then you may get a decree of nullity from the church and you will be free to marry. Then you have to go to the Catholic's pastor and ask for permission to marry in a baptist church. I believe you need special permission from the Bishop for this.

Answer 4

Assuming the catholic is a man, it is possible. The answer largely depends upon whether or not the previous marriage of the Baptist woman is considered sacramental and thus undissolvable. Catholics believe that the marriage of any two baptized Christians is sacramental, even if one or both of them are not Catholic. It is entirely possible that the Baptist woman in this situation may not have had the previous marriage be sacramental. Marriage must be done with full consent and not with any outside pressures. The previous marriage of the Episcopalian man may still indeed be intact. This is why the process of granting an 'annulment' exists. An annulment simply is a statement that a previous marriage never actually happened. In order to grant an annulment, the Church investigates the facts of the Baptist woman's previous engagement: was it done with full will and consent, without outside pressures? If so, the marriage is still in tact and the Baptist woman has a duty to her husband to live their sacrament of marriage despite how difficult or trying it may be (even if having to live separately). Such hardships may indeed be a particular kind of cross that the woman and her husband have to bear. If not, the annulment releases the Baptist woman to essentially be able to "re-marry" (or in reality, marry for the first time). Thus, the Catholic man is now able to marry the woman freely in an indissolvable fashion. I urge you to talk with your pastor about this particular situation. Annulment processes that involve non-Catholics are sometimes quickly decided.

Answer 5

The Baptist would need to have the previous marriage annulled before the Catholic marriage can occur, they should speak to the priest at the Catholic Church who will look into the matter. If the Baptist's original marriage was valid, an annulment would not be possible and therefore a second marriage, in or out of the Catholic Church, would not be possible.

Answer 6

Roman Catholic AnswerNo, not without committing a sin. A Catholic is bound to be married by a priest in a Church, unless he gets explicit permission from his bishop to do otherwise.

Answer 7

A Methodist church will typically not have a problem, but a Catholic church might have an issue with it.