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Going to a local priest and asking him this question would be the best way to get an answer specific to the factors involved in one's individual case. There are many times that marriages can be annulled, meaning that they were not sacramental marriages to begin with (annulment is different from divorce, which says that there was a marriage, but it has ended). However, a person may not become Catholic if they are with a person aside from their lawful (in church law, not civil law) spouse.
These issues are usually worked out and resolved in the process of becoming Catholic.
What else can I help you with?
Can a deacon become a priest?
In most Churches that have the threefold order (deacons, priests and bishops), like the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Churches, most deacons are ordained priests after one year being a deacon. However, some elect to remain as permanent deacons as this is where they believe their calling lies. Also, in the Roman Catholic Church married men are allowed to become deacons but are not, as yet, allowed to become priests (although some Catholic priests are now married - such as married Anglican priests who have moved to the Roman Catholic Church)> therefore, for married men the diaconate is the only order open to them and they remain deacons permanently.
If married can you be a priest?
In the Roman Catholic Church, it is required that a priest be celibate. This is to keep the priest from being distracted from doing God's will as a priest. However, if an Anglican or Orthodox priest who is married converts to Catholicism he is able to become a Catholic priest and keep his wife. In the Eastern Catholic Church though, the priests are allowed to marry though. Lutheran and Episcopalian Priests are allowed to marry as well.
Does the deacon have to be married?
In the Catholic Church, once a man has received ordination of the diaconate, he cannot marry. However, if a man is already married, he can then become a deacon (this is known as being part of the permanent diaconate, as opposed to the transitional diaconate, which is for men who intend to become priests). Should a permanent deacon's wife pass away, he is not free to marry again.
Can a Catholic man married by the Justice of the Peace to a non-Catholic get married to a Catholic?
Probably. If the Catholic man did not gain permission from his bishop to be married by a minister who is not a Catholic priest or deacon, the Church will not recognize that prior marriage as being valid. Thus, in the eyes of the church he was never married to begin with. If he got a civil divorce from his first "wife" then he would be free under secular law to remarry. Since he was never married before in the eyes of the Church, it is likely that he can marry a Catholic woman (assuming she was never married) in the Catholic church. He should consult with his pastor for a review by a canon lawyer.
Does a Catholic have to marry in the presence of a priest or deacon?
Yes, if married in a Catholic ceremony to be valid in the Catholic Church. However, if proper papers are filled out and non Catholic party agrees to vows of catholic party and catholic requirements about raising children, permanent marriage, etc., then Catholic may be married in protestant church without priest being present. Contact a priest for further details
How does one's life reflect his Catholic mission?
by being nice to people, you become closer to God!
What are views of being female and Jewish and white married to a black christian male?
if your Catholic they say it should not happen
You are a married lawyer who was Lourd Chancellor of England and marytered for being loyal to the catholic church?
That would be St. Thomas Aquinas
How does a scientific idea become a scientific theory?
By being tested against reality multiple times.
Speech debate about Catholic priest not allow to marry?
.Catholic AnswerThere is a saying in the Catholic Church, "Rome has spoken, the issue is closed." Thus it is with Latin Rite Priests being allowed to get married, the Holy Father has answered this question in the negative, there is NO debate.
Was there a period in history when Roman Catholic priests were allowed to marry?
YES, TWO ANSWERS! First, (for people who believe the Catholic tradition) The Catholic church dates itself back to Peter as their first pope, who was married. The elephant in the Catholic's room that they do not wish to discuss is how they do not allow popes (or priest) to marry, YET, their first pope was married. Second, (for those who do not believe the Catholic tradition) The Catholic church morphed out of the original church that was established and written about in the Bible. That original church had no problems with ministers or preachers being married. (the term priest\clergy had not been invented). So before the Catholic church got up and running and organized as we know it today, the preachers teaching their doctrine were able to be married.
What is being married to three people at the same time called?
Being married to three people at the same time is called polyandry when a woman is married to multiple men, and polygamy in general refers to the practice of having multiple spouses. In a broader sense, when a person is married to more than one spouse regardless of gender, it is often referred to as polygamous marriage. This practice is legal in some cultures and religions but is not recognized in many countries.
