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Tag Archives: marriage
ASK FATHER: Validity of Catholic with Orthodox marriage
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Question on marriage: Canon Law says a Catholic marrying an Orthodox Christian by an Orthdox priest has a valid marriage (as long as the usual free to marry, openness to kids etc. are part of the … Read More
ASK FATHER: Marital relations in marriages of non-Catholics or Catholics to non-Catholics
From a reader…. QUAERITUR: In what status does the Church consider the marriages of non-Catholics/Catholics to non-Catholics and marital relations within such marriages? I ask due to a couple I know of where neither spouse is baptized and the husband … Read More
ASK FATHER: May a Catholic elope?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: May a Catholic elope? Is this a valid marriage? If not, how did one correct it? GUEST PRIEST RESPONSE: Fr. Tim Ferguson May a Catholic elope? Presuming said Catholic has a paramour of the opposite gender, … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, HONORED GUESTS
Tagged marriage, matrimony
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3 Comments
Fr Longenecker: “Be Subversive — Get Married!” and Fr Z rants a little.
Fr. Longenecker has a good piece at Stream. It’s as subversive as his advice to young people. In the setup for his argument for young couples (male and female) to marry in church, have kids, stick close to the Church … Read More
ASK FATHER: A question about a marriage situation (not mine)
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I have a question about a marriage situation (not mine). If a marriage was valid, is it enough to resolve the state of sin of the re-“married” party(s) to simply abstain from sex without leaving the “second spouse?” Especially … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Canon Law, One Man & One Woman
Tagged marriage
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7 Comments
ASK FATHER: Catholic marriages without Nuptial Masses
From a reader… QUAERITUR: It has been over 20 years since I’ve attended a marriage in the OF between two Catholics that has had a Nuptial Mass. Why doesn’t the Church require that if two Catholics are getting married, they … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can I go to a wedding at an SSPX chapel?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is it permissible to attend an SSPX wedding? I thought that the couple (or priest) would first need to request permission from the local bishop and then also have a diocesan priest at the wedding, but … Read More
ASK FATHER: Extraordinary Form marriage vows but Ordinary Form Mass
From a priest… QUAERITUR: A devout Catholic couple would like to get married using the EF vows (in English), but would like to have an Ordinary Form Latin Mass. Could I do their vows in the EF outside of Mass, … Read More
Peter Hünermann’s errors about marriage and their influence today
One of the figures who emerged from the shadows through the Lettergate scandal, is German liberal (wrong) theologian Peter Hünermann. Benedict XVI had a strong negative reaction to finding him among the writers of the series that was intended to bolster … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged Amoris Laetitia, indissolubility, marriage, matrimony, Peter Hünermann
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12 Comments
PODCAzT 160: Bishops of Kazakhstan issue “Profession of the immutable truths about sacramental marriage” AUDIO
As the controversy erupted at the irruption of Amoris laetitia, I opined that, even though the document could be read in a properly orthodox way, those who were inclined not to support the Church’s teaching would say it meant something innovative … Read More
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