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Is marriage outside of the Church recognized by the Catholic Church?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes as long as you were legally married. And if you were congratz!!! ---- If either party of the couples is a Catholic, then for the Catholic Church to officially recognize the marriage, the couple must have been married in the Catholic Church.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIn essence the Catholic Church would not recognise such a marriage, although it accepts that the State condones that such a union is a lawful marriage, subject to a lay marriage celebrant having properly officiated. The reason the Church cannot recognise such a marriage is that marriage is considered to be one of the seven sacraments, i.e. Holy Matrimony is a Sacrament of the Church, (as per the scriptures), and the Holy Sacraments can only be administered by an ordained priest of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church does not consider that protestant priests are properly ordained and obviously lay celebrants are not ordained in any faith. For the Catholic Church to recognise a marriage, it does not need to physically take place within a Church, but the Catholic Rite in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony must be properly administered by a properly ordained Catholic priest for the marriage to be recognised by the Catholic Church.
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What if married outside the church and can't have a catholic priest at the ceremony How do you get the church to recognize your marriage?
The question needs to be expanded as there are many things to consider. A Catholic can marry outside the church as long as it is in another Christian church and recognized by the Catholic church if the non catholic party agrees to your oath to raise the children as Catholic. The priest does not have to be present. The marriage must be in church, it cannot be outside the church in a garden or country club, unless the non-catholic party is Jewish or Muslim (out of respect) and again agrees to the children being brought up as Catholic If two catholics are married by a Justice of the Peace outside of church they can have their marriage recognized by the Catholic Church,as long as this was first marriage for both.
Does the Catholic church recognize marriages performed in the Lutheran Church?
Actually, the Catholic Church recognizes ALL marriages between baptized persons as valid sacramental ("religious") marriages. So if the couple was married by a minister in another sect of Christianity, like the Lutheran one, that marriage is recognized. Even if the marriage between two baptized non-Catholics was secular, in a civil ceremony, such as a clerk of the court or a justice of the peace, it is also recognized as a sacramental marriage, because the marriage is theologically contracted through the will of the spouses, and non-Catholics are not bound by formal requirements as Catholics are. If the marriage is between a Catholic and a baptized non-Catholic, it can be recognized as a religious marriage if a few steps are taken. The Catholic person in the marriage may get a dispensation that allows them to marry a non-Catholic. You can also get one that allows the wedding to be preformed outside of a Catholic church. If you do both, then the marriage is in fact recognized as a religious one by the Catholic Church.
Can a Catholic Christian boy marry a Hindu girl in a court?
The civil marriage would not be recognized by the Catholic Church and the couple would need to have the marriage blessed by the Church.
Is a marriage in a protestant church recognized by the Catholic church?
Roman Catholic AnswerAny marriage between two validly baptized Christians would be recognized unless one of the validly baptized Christians (or both) were Catholics in which case they would be bound by the marriage laws of the Church. It really depends on what you mean by "recognized".
Is it recognized by the Catholic church to have a matrimonial ceremony without having a marriage license?
No, the Church will not marry you without a license.
Can divorced Catholics marry in another church?
Yes they can. However their marriage will not be recognized by the Catholic Church. They will incur auto-excommunication and will not be eligible to receive the sacraments in a Catholic Church until they regularize their marriage and confess their sins.
Does a person who is married in the Catholic Church divorces and remarries outside of the Catholic Church and is now divorced go to communion?
your marriage outside of the Catholic church is invalid due to improper form. your 1st marriage in the church nullified it. If you are divorced and are a practicing Catholic, you may receive communion as long as you remain faithful to your 1st spouse. This would be the situation for any divorced Catholic. You are not free to marry without nullifying the first marriage.
Can a Catholic man marry a non Catholic woman in a civil ceremony?
sureANSWER: Well, NO if the Catholic man desires that his marriage be recognized by the Catholic Church. Until he married IN the Catholic Church -- and that means his marriage would be "blessed" -- he is living in sin as if he and his civil-law wife were never marriage but instead just living together.
Why would life be chaste if I become Catholic and my spouse is not?
.Catholic AnswerWhile you are in RCIA, that is the class you need to take to convert to the Catholic Church, at that time, the priest will process your marriage. If you wish, your marriage may be either recognized by the Church, or more probably, they will conduct a Catholic marriage ceremony, you will need to speak to your priest about this.
How do you get your marriage recognized by the Catholic Church?
All marriages between non-Catholics are recognized as valid by the Catholic Church. In case of non-Catholic baptized persons, all marriages (also civil marriages!) are recognized as sacramental marriages. In case of non-baptized people, they are recognized as valid, but not sacramental marriages. For baptized Catholics, there is a requirement of form in order to have a valid sacramental marriage. If you have married without observing these requirements or without getting a dispensation from the Church authorities, then your marriage is considered invalid. It can be recognized retroactively by the Church though, in a short ceremony which is called "sanatio in radice" (healing at the root). Ask your local Catholic pastor about it!
Can you remarry even you are not annulled?
If you were married in the Catholic Church and marriage ended in a divorce but not annullled, then, no, you cannot remarry in the Catholic Church. If you are Catholic and were married outside the church by say a justice of peace and marriage ended in a divorce but not annullled, then, yes you can remarry in the Catholic Church, with proper paperwork and oath commitments.
When you get your civil union blessed by the Catholic church is it then recognized?
No, the church must perform a marriage ceremony. Also, the Catholic church does not recognize civil unions.Catholic AnswerIf by "civil union" you are referring to "gay marriage", not only can it not be recognized, it is a grievous sin and requires that it be mentioned specifically in the confessional. You need to speak with a priest as soon as possible.
