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Actually… a delegated lay person is not even necessary in some cases.
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Can. 1116 §1. If a person competent to assist according to the norm of law cannot be present or approached without grave inconvenience, those who intend to enter into a true marriage can contract it validly and licitly before witnesses only:
1/ in danger of death;
2/ outside the danger of death provided that it is prudently foreseen that the situation will continue for a month.
§2. In either case, if some other priest or deacon who can be present is available, he must be called and be present at the celebration of the marriage together with the witnesses, without prejudice to the validity of the marriage before witnesses only.
A month! Dioceses commonly require a couple to approach their pastor six months before the expected nuptials and the Code seems to not expect them to even wait for more than a month if approved officiants are not available. This hold even when a priest or a deacon who is not competent to assist is available. This could be a priest or deacon who is in good standing with the Church but who has not received delegation from the proper pastor. Notice as well that the Code says validly and licitly – hardly the Apocalypse.
The code states:
Can. 1121 §1. After a marriage has been celebrated, the pastor of the place of the celebration or the person who takes his place, even if neither assisted at the marriage, is to note as soon as possible in the marriage register the names of the spouses, the person who assisted, and the witnesses, and the place and date of the celebration of the marriage according to the method prescribed by the conference of bishops or the diocesan bishop.
§2. Whenever a marriage is contracted according to the norm of ⇒ can. 1116, a priest or deacon, if he was present at the celebration, or otherwise the witnesses in solidum with the contracting parties are bound to inform as soon as possible the pastor or local ordinary about the marriage entered into.
It does not say that the pastor or other person must solemnize the marriage but is to be informed and must enter it in the parish register.
e.g.
Can. 1116 §1. If a person competent to assist according to the norm of law cannot be present or approached without grave inconvenience, those who intend to enter into a true marriage can contract it validly and licitly before witnesses only:
1/ in danger of death;
2/ outside the danger of death provided that it is prudently foreseen that the situation will continue for a month.
§2. In either case, if some other priest or deacon who can be present is available, he must be called and be present at the celebration of the marriage together with the witnesses, without prejudice to the validity of the marriage before witnesses only.
A month! Dioceses commonly require a couple to approach their pastor six months before the expected nuptials and the Code seems to not expect them to even wait for more than a month if approved officiants are not available. This hold even when a priest or a deacon who is not competent to assist is available. This could be a priest or deacon who is in good standing with the Church but who has not received delegation from the proper pastor. Notice as well that the Code says validly and licitly – hardly the Apocalypse.
The code states:
Can. 1121 §1. After a marriage has been celebrated, the pastor of the place of the celebration or the person who takes his place, even if neither assisted at the marriage, is to note as soon as possible in the marriage register the names of the spouses, the person who assisted, and the witnesses, and the place and date of the celebration of the marriage according to the method prescribed by the conference of bishops or the diocesan bishop.
§2. Whenever a marriage is contracted according to the norm of ⇒ can. 1116, a priest or deacon, if he was present at the celebration, or otherwise the witnesses in solidum with the contracting parties are bound to inform as soon as possible the pastor or local ordinary about the marriage entered into.
It does not say that the pastor or other person must solemnize the marriage but is to be informed and must enter it in the parish register.
You absolutely may NEVER judge the state of another’s soul - JUDGE NOT lest you be judged. How can you read their mind and the intent of heart - how can you possibly know the struggle they have gone through in good conscience to arrive at the situation in which they find themselves? Good grief! The SSPX priests are validly ordained!!! I myself would fear for my own soul if I made such a blanket condemnation of a Catholic cleric! ONLY GOD knows the state of another’s soul and who has cut himself off from life-giving grace so as to condemn himself to hell if he doesn’t repent. 