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Can a confirmed Episcopalian convert to the Catholic Church without having to be confirmed again?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes. While the catholic church recognizes the Baptism as valid it does not recognize the Confirmation as valid, since it requires administration by a priest having received the valid sacrament of holy orders. While the Catholic Church and Episcopal Church are close in tradition and both have seven sacraments, only Baptism is considered as valid.
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Can an unconfirmed Catholic marry a confirmed Catholic in the church?
As a Catholic myself, the non- Catholic must first be baptized in the Catholic church in order to qualitify to marry in the church. Otherwise, I believe that is the church rules..AnswerYou have a couple questions here: 1) Normally, a Catholic may not marry a non-Catholic. To do so, one must obtain special, explicit permission from one's bishop. The permission required is different if the non-Catholic is a baptized Christian, or a non-baptized pagan.2) Normally, a Catholic *should* be confirmed before receiving the sacrament of matrimony. It is not an absolute rule, I'm not sure if you need a dispensation or not, but in the normal course of things, confirmation "completes" baptism, so your entry into the Church is not complete without confirmation.
Do you have to be confirmed in a Catholic Church to marry a Catholic?
no, you do not have to be Catholic as long as one of you are catholic. Addition: I'm not sure who left that last answer, but it's sadly inadequate. Yes, you have to be confirmed in order to be married in the Catholic Church. However I have sometimes seen priests make exceptions for couples who are in the process of getting confirmed but who will not complete their confirmation classes before their wedding date. The first person seems to have answered another question entirely, which is, can a catholic marry a non-catholic in a catholic church. The answer to that question is, yes it is possible, but you need to receive a special dispensation from the priest who is marrying you. Both answers are wrong. Church Law does NOT require Confirmation for a Catholic to be married in a Catholic Church, though it is encouraged. Baptized Catholics have a right to a Church wedding, provided they have no impediments (prior marriage, etc). The Bishop is the only person who can deny someone a Catholic wedding. If a priest, on his own denies someone a wedding without valid reason, they need to be reported to their local diocese. Talk to a good priest and he will answer your questions. there are a lot of uninformed answers on this forum.
According to Christianity it is possible for a person to genuinely convert from homosexuality to heterosexuality?
This issue, sometimes called conversion therapy, is often debated by Christians, especially in some of the "mainline denominations" such as Presbyterian and Episcopalian. There are groups who feel that it is their God-given mission to enable a homosexual to convert to heterosexuality, and their are others who strongly maintain that sexual orientation conversion attempts do permanent psychological damage to the individual involved. Answer:The answer is yes. Without beating around the bush or trying to be politically correct, Christians think it is possible for a person to genuinely convert from homosexuality to heterosexuality.
If confirmed into the Church of England is this recognized by the Catholic Church?
Yes as a Christian, not as a member of the Catholic Faith.As a Anglican you are Catholic yet Protestant.Roman Catholic AnswerPope Leo XIII, in his 1896 bull Apostolicae Curae ruled that Anglican Orders were invalid, i.e. they had lost Apostologic Succession through their translation of the Ordination ceremony, thus none of their orders were valid: in other words, they had no valid bishops, priests, or deacons. By virtue of this fact, NONE of their sacraments (save Baptism) are valid. To be validly confirmed, one must be baptised and confirmed by a Bishop or a priest appointed by him. So, no, if you were confirmed in the Church of England, it would not be recognized. Sacraments are real, they confer a real grace that is signified by the outward sign. A protestant confirmation would just be the outward sign, without the inward grace.
Can an adult be confirmed in the Catholic Faith without a divorce annulment?
If a Catholic receives a civil divorce and remarries without an annulment from the Church, he/she could not receive any sacraments in the Church as the person would be considered as having incurred auto-excommunication. By his/her actions they have removed themselves from the Church. Until they regularize their matrimonial situation and make a good confession they are barred from receiving Confirmation or any sacrament.
Where isn't there a Catholic Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerTo the best of my knowledge, the only continent without a Catholic Church is the Antarctic.
Why do catholics believe that only individuals baptized and confirmed in the catholic church are saved and all others damned?
Because Jesus Christ established the Catholic Church as necessary for salvation. If someone rejects the Catholic Church, they are rejecting the salvation that comes from Jesus Christ. However, if someone is invincibly ignorant of Christ and His Church as necessary for salvation, then they are not really rejecting the Catholic Church. Therefore, they could be (in one sense) "in" the Catholic Church without even knowing it. If people in this situation cooperate with whatever grace they have, it is possible that they could go to heaven without being formally in the Catholic Church. However, those who are saved in this manner are still saved by Jesus Christ through His Catholic Church, because they are "in" the Catholic Church by desire, having never rejected it and having tried to follow God to the best of their ability.
Can you be married in the Episcopal church if you are a Catholic widow and want to marry a non-Catholic divorced man?
The answer largely depends upon whether or not the previous marriage of the Episcopalian man 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 Episcopalian man 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 Episcopalian man's previous engagement: was it done with full will and consent, without outside pressures? If so, the marriage is still in tact and the Episcopalian man has a duty to his wife 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 man and his wife have to bear. If not, the annulment releases the Episcopalian man to essentially be able to "re-marry" (or in reality, marry for the first time). Thus, the Catholic woman is now able to marry the man 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.
What church is almost the same as the Catholic church without being Catholic?
Episcopal Church is pretty close
Can a Catholic be married in a Lutheran church without a priest?
no
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