Can I register at any parish I like?

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Lux_et_veritas:
I’ve been wondering about whether or not I can register at any parish, even though it is not the one closest to my house.

If I live in a neighborhood with a church that is “unorthodox”, for lack of a better term, can I register in a parish that may be 10 miles away that is orthodox?

I’d like to know what the Church says and whether or not there are different rules give by our Bishops permitting us to go where we feel most inspired.
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It is permitted by some Bishops in their dioceses, in other diocese you must register in the parish church in the parish where you live.
 
Just because you can’t register in a parish, does that prevent you from attending Mass there? Are they likely to return your monetary contributions? “Sorry, we can’t take your money. You don’t live in our parish.” :rolleyes:
 
We do not regularly attend the parish at which we are registered. We also live right on the border between two Dioceses and frequently attend Mass at parishes in either of them.

We have never experienced a problem while doing this.
 
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brotherhrolf:
Yes, but be prepared to have bell, book and candle thrown at you. I had to go to a very intense meeting with the priest in our geographic parish in which I had to explain why we were attending the Cathedral parish 23 miles away. I was not comfortable with a) the music (Glory and Praise), b) the “choir” of guitars, drums, the swaying and hand raising, c) everyone running all over the church during the sign of peace, and d) most importantly the complete lack of reverence. Father was not happy with me/us but agreed to let us go. He wrote a very nasty letter releasing us to go to our present parish (of 20+ years) telling us that if any of us died or was in need of the last rites he would not respond, and that we could not be buried in the parish cemetary (where my wife’s relatives had been buried for decades).
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This is very sad. Did you report this to the Bishop? Even if you don’t have it in writing, I feel the Bishop will definitely need to address it. Perhaps speak to the Pastor of your new Parish.

Whatever the results, if you report it and keep a record, I doubt your ex-Pastor (and I use that term very loosely) will make good on this threats. I doubt you would contact him in an emergency, but you may want to continue the cemetary tradition.
 
Dr. Bombay:
Just because you can’t register in a parish, does that prevent you from attending Mass there? Are they likely to return your monetary contributions? “Sorry, we can’t take your money. You don’t live in our parish.” :rolleyes:
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True, but you may run into a problem receiving sacraments (Baptisn, First Penance & Holy Communion, Matrimony, etc) if you are not registered anywhere.
 
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