Advice, engaged to a mormon?

[TheLittleLady]

Aside from receiving the Eucharist I don’t feel there are rules and practices that Catholics have that actually ban those who are not Catholic. I’ve been both, Catholic and Protestant, and I’ve never seen it. You are the first and only person I’ve ever heard speak of the issues you mention.

The OP has written much about the arbitrary rules in his wife’s parish, the lack of welcome for non-Catholics, it is heart breaking. Pray, as I do, that this parish will have a change of heart and will begin to welcome non-Catholic Christians to participate in parish life, or to at least be acknowledged in form letters.

 

[TC3033]

I think we are using your marriage of an example of how a mixed marriage between Christians can work.

And that’s all I commented on (I wasn’t the only one)… It just seemed weird when I had 3 or 4 people reply to me…

I don’t feel there are rules and practices that Catholics have that actually ban those who are not Catholic. I’ve been both, Catholic and Protestant, and I’ve never seen it. You are the first and only person I’ve ever heard speak of the issues you mention.

IDK, maybe so. I still found it interesting that at the parish “we” were at for 2 years I was the only one not included in the festival…like my wife said though, you’re not Catholic so you’re not a member. I even tried to usher once…couldn’t do that either. I get the feeling there sometimes that if manual labor is involved…all hands on deck…the fun stuff, not so much.

 

[Horton]

All I’m saying is this is not what I’ve ever seen in any parish I’ve been part of. Non Catholic spouses are welcomed and offered opportunities to help out if they want to. We had a non Catholic spouse run the soup kitchen for years at our parish. In another parish a non Catholic spouse was on the building council.

 

[FirstFiveEighth]

This is interesting to me. I’ve met several Mormons that are military families and there are LDS chaplains as well. I thought the LDS chaplains wore a cross on their uniform like the Protestant and Catholic chaplains do. Was I mistaken or is it viewed differently for military? If it’s different, why?

You are correct, LDS chaplains wear the cross insignia like their Protestant and Catholic counterparts. I’m not sure why, I can only assume that since LDS consider themselves to be Christian, they are willing to take that symbol since the military isn’t keen on creating distinct crosses for every single Christian denomination.

 

[TC3033]

Yep…IDK.

From my (our) understaning I think that’s all a no go… ¯_(ツ)_/¯