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MINNIE525
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I am divorced, never married in the church. May I receive communion?
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rinnie
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I believe but check, but if you were never married in a church, all you have to do is have a good comfession, and then i think you can, But go to confession, and explain it to Father, he will know what to do.I am divorced, never married in the church. May I receive communion?
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bilop
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Generally speaking, being divorced does not exclude one from communion. Being divorced and “remarried” is what excludes.I am divorced, never married in the church. May I receive communion?
As long as you are not in a sexual relationship with anyone, you should be free to go to confeesion and receive communion.
If you were baptized as Catholic before your non-Church wedding, it would be presumptively invalid. Catholics must marry in the Church or get a dispensation from the Bishop. If you did not, it would be very easy to get the marriage declared null, so you would be free to date and marry.
Specific cases may be different, however. The best thing to do is to make an appointment and speak to your priest.
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EasterJoy
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Absolutely. The “rules” are there for the good of your soul. If you want to receive the sacraments, don’t be afraid to find your local parish and ask your pastor how to do it.Specific cases may be different, however. The best thing to do is to make an appointment and speak to your priest.
Not only will you get the facts straight, but you will have help in taking the facts in your head to heart and shaking off guilt or fear that is keeping you from grace in any way. Priests live to do that!
PS If you run into a priest who doesn’t live to do that, you’ve found an exception. Keep looking! It is well worth it!
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puzzleannie
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if you are a baptized Catholic who has been instructed and prepared for first communion, preceded by first confession, and you are in a state of grace (having confessed all mortal sins and been absolved, and not living in any ongoing immoral condition i.e. cohabiting, remarried w/o annulment etc) yes you may receive communion. This is general advice to a general question, not personal and situational. for that you should see your priest. on the liturgy and sacraments forum you will find a couple of recent discussions started by people with questions similar to yours, with cites and info that may also be helful to you.I am divorced, never married in the church. May I receive communion?
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Yerusalyim
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If you’ve been to confession for the “living in sin” issue since you weren’t married in the Church then reception is not an issue. I would like to suggest that you also apply for a “Simple Declaration of Nullity” which takes a few weeks in most dioceses and is usually free…even if you aren’t planning on marrying in the Church soon, that way the issue is laid to rest. See your priest for details.
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saint_rafael
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You can only recieve Communion after Confession. If you got married outside the Church you are in mortal sin and need to Confess that.
You also did not have a valid Marriage. Any Catholic who marries outside the Catholic Church without a dispensation from the bishop, has an invalid Marriage. In the eyes of God and the Church you were never married. It was an unlawful union and was sin.
You also did not have a valid Marriage. Any Catholic who marries outside the Catholic Church without a dispensation from the bishop, has an invalid Marriage. In the eyes of God and the Church you were never married. It was an unlawful union and was sin.
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PetersKeys
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I thought the Church recognized non-catholic christian weddings. I was taking RCIA when I got married(was an inquirer during this time not a catacumen) , and me and my wife got married by a christian minister. The Church said our marriage is validYou can only recieve Communion after Confession. If you got married outside the Church you are in mortal sin and need to Confess that.
You also did not have a valid Marriage. Any Catholic who marries outside the Catholic Church without a dispensation from the bishop, has an invalid Marriage. In the eyes of God and the Church you were never married. It was an unlawful union and was sin.
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saint_rafael
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The Church does recognize non-Catholic Christian weddings. All non-Catholic weddings are valid because marriage is vaild according to the natural law. However this applies only when both the man and the woman is not Catholic.I thought the Church recognized non-catholic christian weddings. I was taking RCIA when I got married(was an inquirer during this time not a catacumen) , and me and my wife got married by a christian minister. The Church said our marriage is valid
If one of the individuals is Catholic, they have to get married in the Church. All Catholics have to be married in the Church in order to have a valid marriage.
Your marriage was valid because at the time you got married you were not Catholic. You had a natural law marriage that was recognized by the Church as valid.
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Yerusalyim
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You are NOT a competent authority to say that ANYONE is in mortal sin except yourself. But we digress.You can only recieve Communion after Confession. If you got married outside the Church you are in mortal sin and need to Confess that.
You also did not have a valid Marriage. Any Catholic who marries outside the Catholic Church without a dispensation from the bishop, has an invalid Marriage. In the eyes of God and the Church you were never married. It was an unlawful union and was sin.
If you haven’t…go to confession…receive communion…get a Simple Declaration of Nullity.
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Joe_Kelley
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Correct. I recently checked re RCIA. I was told that neither inquirers nor catechumens are bound by Catholic Law on marriage. Either can contract a valid marriage with a non-Catholic outside the Catholic Church. One is bound by Catholic Law only after Baptism in a Catholic Church or a Profession of Faith, if Baptized elsewhere…The Church does recognize non-Catholic Christian weddings. All non-Catholic weddings are valid because marriage is vaild according to the natural law. However this applies only when both the man and the woman is not Catholic.
If one of the individuals is Catholic, they have to get married in the Church. All Catholics have to be married in the Church in order to have a valid marriage.
Your marriage was valid because at the time you got married you were not Catholic. You had a natural law marriage that was recognized by the Church as valid.
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puzzleannie
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questions about validity of marriage of two non-Catholics is off topic. OP wanted to know if a divorced, not re-married, Catholic can receive communion, and the answer is yes if she is otherwise in the state of grace. The Church in general recognizes marriages between two non-Catholics, who are otherwise free to marry, as valid until proven otherwise, but that does not pertain to this thread topic. In any case, the place for questions about whether or not one is in a state of mortal sin is in confession with the priest.
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