What is the process for being approved to marry a Roman Catholic to a non-Roman Catholic?

Answer 1

Permission from the Local Ordinary (Bishop of the diocese) is needed before a Catholic can marry a baptized non- Catholic. The following conditions must be fulfilled before the ordinary can give permission: 1/ the Catholic party is to declare that he or she is prepared to remove dangers of defecting from the faith and is to make a sincere promise to do all in his or her power so that all offspring are baptized and brought up in the Catholic Church; 2/ the other party is to be informed at an appropriate time about the promises which the Catholic party is to make, in such a way that it is certain that he or she is truly aware of the promise and obligation of the Catholic party; 3/ both parties are to be instructed about the purposes and essential properties of marriage which neither of the contracting parties is to exclude. A dispensation is required from the local Ordinary before a Catholic can marry a non baptized person as this instance is an impediment to marriage. Also the above conditions must be fulfilled in this case as well before the dispensation can be given.