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Can a Catholic receive communion if married to a non Catholic in a civil service?
No, the person or couple needs to regularize their marriage in the Catholic Church. The Church does not recognize a civil marriage. Talk with the parish priest.
Why do priests tell you that your baby is a Bastard if you weren't married in a Catholic church?
While the church does not recognize a marriage of Catholics outside of the church to be a valid sacramental marriage, it does recognize civil marriages outside of the church to be valid. No priest should ever tell you that your baby is illegitimate.
Can you remarry in the Catholic Church even if your marriage has not been annulled?
You can not marry in the Catholic Church and are considered as an adulterer if you marry without an annulment. The Church does not recognize civil divorce.
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.
What sets the Episcopal churches apart from other churches?
The Episcopal church was organized after the American Revolution. It opposes the death penalty and supported the civil rights movement. The Roman Catholic church have seven sacraments while the Episcopal church has two sacraments.
What has the author William Warren Sweet written?
William Warren Sweet has written: 'The Methodist Episcopal church and the civil war' -- subject(s): Methodist Episcopal Church, History
Can a Catholic priest bless a marriage after an Episcopal ceremony?
If the marriage was done by Episcopal minister and not in the presence of a Catholic priest, or without approval of the Catholic Church, then, no, it cannot be blessed as the Catholic Church recognizes the episcopal marriage as valid.Catholic AnswerIf either of the parties involved in the Episcopal marriage ceremony were Catholic, then they are not married until such time as they get married before a priest in a Catholic Church as Canon Law requires that the marriage of a baptized (or converted) Catholic be before a priest or deacon. So it is not a question of a priest "blessing" a marriage (although this is a common term for a marriage in a Catholic Church following a civil marriage or any other religion) but of actually performing the wedding. They would have to apply to their priest and go through the normal preparation for marriage, including permission to marry a non-Catholic; and, of course, they would have to be in a state of grace; which would mean that the Catholic party would have to repent of the attempted marriage outside the Church in confession and be forgiven. Also, they should live as brother and sister until such time as the marriage is performed by a priest. They would need to speak to a priest right away.
Does the Catholic church recognize civil marriage and a civil divorce?
Two baptized persons are recognized as married. [I'm pretty much certain that the answer below is wrong. The Church recognizes Protestant marriages as valid. While it would be illicit - i.e., wrongful - for a Catholic to marry outside the Church without dispensation, the marriage would still be valid. The Church would recognize the marriage - for example, they wouldn't need (nor would they be allowed) to be married again in a Catholic Church, as they would already be married.] Absolutely not! The church will only recognize a marriage in a catholic church! Answer: Civil marriage (no reqirement of religious affiliation or participation) is an option in most countries as are marriages performed in any church recognized by the country. The church has no option on recognizing the validity of the marriage. The church however may have some input as to whether the marriage has been "sanctified" Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1625 "The parties to a marriage covenant are a baptized man and woman, free to contract marriage, who freely express their consent."
What is the general view of a civil marriage and then an actual marriage later in the Catholic church?
A civil marriage is to be a legal couple in the law's view, and the church marriage is to be legal with God 's laws.
What has the author William H Leftwich written?
William H. Leftwich has written: 'Martyrdom in Missouri' -- subject(s): Church history, History, Methodist Episcopal Church, Missouri Civil War, 1861-1865, South Methodist Episcopal Church
What are two types of marriage?
Civil, Church and customary marriages
When divorcing from an illigitimate marriage is she free to remarry?
I am assuming that you mean "invalid" marriage, and that the marriage was annulled, as might happen on rare occasions in the Roman Catholic Church. If a marriage is annulled, it is declared to have been "invalid" right from the start, and can be considered as if it never happened. In this case a woman can certainly marry. Re-marry is the wrong term except in the eyes of the civil law, perhaps, which might or might not recognize the annulment. In the eyes of the church (staying with this example) she was in fact never married. So there is no conflict between church and civil law, as long as a civil divorce took place if it was required by the state.
