Can I attend my son's non-Catholic wedding?

[Patti500]

As Catholic parents, can my husband and I attend the wedding for our son and future daughter in law, if they are choosing to be married by a protestant pastor and not having a catholic wedding?Our son has been raised in the full Catholic tradition.His future wife is also catholic but not a practicing one.She and her family are Cand E Catholics.I don’t think she has received any of the sacraments except baptism. HELP?

 

[Leonie_Ambrose]

Patti500,

The following links should assist you in understanding some guidelines for discerning whether to attend your son’s wedding. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.

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