Beach wedding is "no problem," really?

[thewanderer]

Sure, I didn’t mean the priest had to deny them. I just imagine it being a real possibility.

Well, only if the priest has reason to think they cannot validly contract a marriage. Priests can’t deny people the sacraments just because they are in the state of sin.

 

[thistle]

Well, only if the priest has reason to think they cannot validly contract a marriage. Priests can’t deny people the sacraments just because they are in the state of sin.

However, the priest can deny the marriage on a beach.

 

[thewanderer]

However, the priest can deny the marriage on a beach.

Of course.

 

[Deo_Gratias42]

If the bride is non-baptized, then they can have a civil wedding on the beach since it won’t be a sacramental marriage.

 

[Brendan]

If the bride is non-baptized, then they can have a civil wedding on the beach since it won’t be a sacramental marriage.

A marriage to a non-baptized person still generally requires that the Catholic follow the prescribed Form.

If the bishop gives permission, a wedding can be done on the beach. In which case, the marriage is a valid, natural marriage.

If the bishop did not give the requisite permission, then such a marriage would be invalid.

A cousin of mine married a Jewish girl. He received the requisite dispensation of cult ( to marry a non-baptized person) AND the dispensation of Form to be married in a synagogue.

His marriage, while not imparting the Sacramental Grace that would come if both parties were baptized, is none the less real and binding in the eyes of God and the Church.

 

[angeline15]

Is knowingly being in a state of mortal sin OK, so long as you plan to confess later? If I rob a bank, is it OK so long as I plan to confess afterwards?

Isn’t one obligated to abstain from communion when in the state of grave sin? I’ve always wondered how catholic weddings take place with cohabitating couples, since they are usually full masses with communion. I’ve heard stories of those couples being denied pre-cana when they sign up and list the same address (usually a clue to cohabitating) but I don’t think its strictly observed.
If anyone can shed light on this please let me know! I’ve had many friends in this situation and do not know how to advise.

 

[thewanderer]

Isn’t one obligated to abstain from communion when in the state of grave sin? I’ve always wondered how catholic weddings take place with cohabitating couples, since they are usually full masses with communion. I’ve heard stories of those couples being denied pre-cana when they sign up and list the same address (usually a clue to cohabitating) but I don’t think its strictly observed.
If anyone can shed light on this please let me know! I’ve had many friends in this situation and do not know how to advise.

Receiving communion is not required in order to be validly married. In fact, it is not always even required to be married during a Catholic Mass.

And, again, priests do not have the authority to refuse the sacrament of marriage to Catholics who wish to enter into it and may validly enter into it, whether or not they are sinning by cohabitation. So, it would seem to me that a blanket refusal to even consider allowing a couple to marry because they are cohabiting is a very wrong practice.