Can I refer to myself as Catholic yet?

[iloveangels]

Yes, we plan to meet with our priest soon. Just curious, if a decree of nullity is denied in a situation like mine, what happens? Is the person never able to be confirmed?

Really none of us in here are experts, and even if we were, we couldn’t tell you much that is guaranteed to be right on a forum like this…

The very best thing to do is to talk to your priest, and he’ll be able to answer questions like that for you, because he’ll have the experience and training to give you answers that mean something. Besides you can tell him things you shouldn’t tell anyone on the net, so he’ll be better informed about the situation than we can be.

You can attend mass and take part in a lot of things, while you wait, though. Just not the sacraments at this point.

 

[jmcrae]

Will I be able to be confirmed before the annulment, or does that come after?

The Declaration of Nullity has to come before everything else. After that is the convalidation of your current marriage. After that, then you can think about preparation for Confirmation and First Holy Communion.

 

[Iheartcoffee]

Welcome to the Church!!!

 

[yukonbrad]

Thanks everyone, for your response!

Even though I am not "officially " there yet, I believe I am Catholic in my heart. I find myself explaining the whys and hows to my husband, even though he is a cradle Catholic, who attended Catholic school until eighth grade. He says it was just the way things were done, he never knew why.

We need to make an appointment with our priest to see what we need to do to get our marriage blessed. Also, I am assuming I will need to go through the process of nullity for my previous marriage before being I can be confirmed, correct?

Thanks for all your help, CAF has been a wealth of knowledge to me in this journey.
God bless!

I think most of us craddle Catholics tend to have the same response, “that’s just the way it is.” Ask your parish priest about an annulment and wether or not it will br required for your specific situation. I married a non-Catholic outside of the Church and when we divorced our Bishop himself did not see a need for an annulment. Nonetheless ask and explain your situation clearly.

 

[TrueLight]

I referred to myself as “converting to Catholicism”.

Which made it very special for me when I actually was received into the Catholic Church.