Brittany Spears is getting a Catholic wedding

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hmmmm…I read the article…although it does say that they are having regular meetings at the monestary, it may still be possible that they will be turned away. Let’s hope so anyway, could you imagine the scandal? :crying:
 
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sullivansoul:
hmmmm…I read the article…although it does say that they are having regular meetings at the monestary, it may still be possible that they will be turned away. Let’s hope so anyway, could you imagine the scandal? :crying:
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What’s so scandalous? Maybe it will bring her to a new found understanding of God and a better understanding of faith.
 
unbelievable…Spears’ fiance is a “devout Catholic”??? Yeah a devout catholic who knocks up his girlfriend twice and then leaves her while pregnant for some pop tart. Whatever…
 
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Minerva:
unbelievable…Spears’ fiance is a “devout Catholic”??? Yeah a devout catholic who knocks up his girlfriend twice and then leaves her while pregnant for some pop tart. Whatever…
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I agree that the guy is a slime and I also think Britney is a skank… But, the article doesn’t say that he is a devout catholic, it says his family are.

I don’t think Britney and Kevin are any different than 50% or better of people who come to the Church for marriage prep. The only difference is that they are on TV.

My friends who have gone through marriage prep have reported that they were usually one of only 1 or 2 couples out of a group of 5-15 (on “marriage encounter weekend” or in the mandatory meetings at the parish) that were NOT living together or having sex and that WERE planning to use NFP. Most couples were only there because their families wanted a Catholic wedding-- or they wanted a nice church backdrop for their theatrical performance-- they could mostly care less about the actual Catholic faith.
 
that was my experience too at engaged encounter - most couples were already living together and having sex. At least the leaders of the retreat spoke out in favor of chastity several times.
 
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1ke:
My friends who have gone through marriage prep have reported that they were usually one of only 1 or 2 couples out of a group of 5-15 (on “marriage encounter weekend” or in the mandatory meetings at the parish) that were NOT living together or having sex and that WERE planning to use NFP. Most couples were only there because their families wanted a Catholic wedding-- or they wanted a nice church backdrop for their theatrical performance-- they could mostly care less about the actual Catholic faith.
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I really don’t like what you are saying…cuz it’s true and sad

Mrs
 
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MrS:
I really don’t like what you are saying…cuz it’s true and sad

Mrs
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I totally agree. And all the sadder when you know what they are missing-- the grace of the Sacrament of Marriage.
 
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1ke:
My friends who have gone through marriage prep have reported that they were usually one of only 1 or 2 couples out of a group of 5-15 (on “marriage encounter weekend” or in the mandatory meetings at the parish) that were NOT living together or having sex and that WERE planning to use NFP. Most couples were only there because their families wanted a Catholic wedding-- or they wanted a nice church backdrop for their theatrical performance-- they could mostly care less about the actual Catholic faith.
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This was my experience when my wife and I went through marriage encounter back in 1997. Out of 20 couples there for the weekend encounter, we were the only couple NOT living together. Sad but true.
 
Usually it’s the bride’s religion that determines the ceremony, and as far as I know, she’s not Catholic, I think she’s some sort of Protestant denomination. Unusual all around but what else to expect? 😦
 
You know, I was living with my boyfriend when we decided to get married. Although I was a baptized Catholic, my parents had stopped going to church when I was 4. They went again briefly when I was 15. We were part of the lucky crowd who had a homosexual priest. I didn’t just blame the church, I took it all the way to God.

When we were going to get married, I just went to my local priest and said exactly this: "I was baptized in the Church, parents stopped going when I was 4, I am not currently attending church, I have no plans to start going to church, I am living with my boyfriend, my boyfriend is a baptized Lutheran who hasn’t gone to church since he was 5,(I didn’t even know I should have added and on Birth Control), but somehow I don’t think I’ll feel married unless it is done by a priest. I’m not sure why. Will you marry us?

He took paused a moment, took a deep breath, and said would you raise the kids Catholic? Of Course was the easy reply. I couldn’t imagine anything else. (A catholic friend today says "of course, as Catholic as I am!)

So by the grace of God I was married in the Catholic Church. I think people sometimes judge too harshly people who come to be married in the church or just bring their kids for the baptism, communion etc. and nothing else. Maybe, like me, they were responding to the graces God was giving them without truly understanding where it was coming from.

Unfortunately, at the engagment encounter, my now husband freely talked about our living together. Although we were not the only ones to be living together, apparently we were the only ones who had been honest with our priest. We were completely ostrasized(sp?). The people who were waiting for an annulment to come through wanted to know why we could be married but they couldn’t? We were treated so horribly, when I did start going to church, it was years before it was a Catholic one. My husband still remembers how he was treated and still does not go to church.

Although it is sad that my husband and I were the norm, it is sadder still that bigoted and self-righteous people who had sin on their souls cast the stones at us. That was 16 years ago. Maybe in 16 more, my husband will finally be able to joyfully go to the Catholic Church with me.
 
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MariaG:
Although it is sad that my husband and I were the norm, it is sadder still that bigoted and self-righteous people who had sin on their souls cast the stones at us. That was 16 years ago. Maybe in 16 more, my husband will finally be able to joyfully go to the Catholic Church with me.
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Dear MariaG,

Your story is a sad one. It is so difficult not to judge, and to accept and love other sinners, when their sins are publicly known. I hope you can forgive those who judged you, because they probably honestly think that accepting you means accepting your lifestyle and history.

I wish you peace in your life, and with your relationship with the Church. It sounds like you have a lot of wounds to heal – have you ever considered getting a spiritual director? (I don’t need to know your answer – just a suggestion.)

Alan
 
I do pre-cana, it really is the time to be an apologetic. It is too easy just to get married anywhere, so for a couple to go through pre-cana it means somthing. And that something can be the door, we recognize that many haven’t been to Church in a decade it is our chance to shine. People want a Catholic marriage, but in our society it is hard to break free of bad habits and stereotypes. IT starts off as the “smells and bells” of a church wedding, simply a sense of need. It is a great building block.
 
loyola rambler:
What’s so scandalous? Maybe it will bring her to a new found understanding of God and a better understanding of faith.
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Sure, with God anything is possible, but the Church usually finds it difficult to bless a Holy Sacrament such as a wedding when the parties involved are not only professing contrary beliefs but are leaders in the culture of death.
 
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1ke:
they wanted a nice church backdrop for their theatrical performance-- they could mostly care less about the actual Catholic faith.
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Nothing to do with Spears & company, but people everywhere just don’t get it anymore. The Boat House in Central Park (a restaurant) approached St. Thomas More Church on E. 89th at Madison Avenue with the idea of offering a package deal for weddings . . . St. Thomas More was designed by Pugin (who did the Houses of Parliament) and built in the 1870s. The Boat House people were completely dumbfounded that the pastor didn’t think this was a great way for both of them to make money! :whacky:
 
I’m with sullivansoul, it would be cause for much scandal. And wouldn’t she have to get her 48-hour marriage annuled first?
 
I think right now that only celebrity that would bother me attempting to marry in the Church would be J Lo.
 
Robert in SD:
This was my experience when my wife and I went through marriage encounter back in 1997. Out of 20 couples there for the weekend encounter, we were the only couple NOT living together. Sad but true.
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Are you sure that was “Marriage Encounter” or “Engaged Encounter”?

Marriage Encounter is only for married couples. One would hope they are living together at the time they go on a Marriage Encounter weekend. 😉

Engaged Encounter is for couples seeking to wed in the Catholic Church.

They are 2 of 3 related but separate Ministries

Marriage Encounter For married couples in a healthy, loving relationships

Engaged Encounter For Catholic couples seeking to wed

Retrouvaille For Married couples in failing relationships.

(Retrouvaille saved my in-laws marriage, I’d highly recommend it if you know someone in danger of divorce)
 
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