Can we attend the wedding of our godson who is getting married outside the Church?

[timefortea]

Our God son is marrying outside of the Catholic church. When we asked him about a priest, he told us he had decided to become Lutheran. He says he can still receive communion in the Catholic church and that being Lutheran is the same as being Catholic. Can we as practicing Catholics attend his wedding? We don’t know where to begin to correct him about receiving Communion. His father is also of the Lutheran faith and has been receiving communion in the Catholic church for years whenever he attends a wedding, etc. His mother who was raised Catholic has told them this is OK. Help. Thank you.

 

[Augusta_Crowley]

The following links should assist you in understanding some guidelines for discerning whether to attend this 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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