Can I attend this non-catholic wedding?

[Irishmom2]

That really is almost an oxymoron of sorts.

 

[Maximilian75]

Just my opinion. Take it or leave it.

 

[ErraticFaith]

Of course you should go.

Honour your friend and be a good one! If you weren’t I doubt you’d be invited.

Being Christian doesn’t mean you should exclude yourself from those that aren’t. What kind of representation of Christ would that be.

You aren’t the one getting married. Relax and see it as an opportunity to strengthen what you believe not a need to hide from it.

 

[Harry123]

There is no prohibition on it anymore because the church recognizes that boycotting such ceremonies might drive people further away from the church, so it asks that discretion be used.

I didn’t know that. The guy is actually a decent guy (and we’re good friends) but he works at a university and I think he maybe feels a little under pressure not to have a Catholic wedding (universities are not conducive environments to Catholicism). I mentioned why wouldn’t he get married in a church and he said he would feel like a hypocrite as he is not practicing. He says he’s mother would have preferred him to get married in a church. The girl he is getting married to was open to the idea of a church wedding but not too bothered. She just did what he wanted in the end.

He’s not antagonistic to the church. He’s young and I wouldn’t say he is a lost cause to the church. People can come back, I have.