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Deltadeliquent
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I’ll just throw this one out there, mind that I am not a scholar in any way,shape or form.
Maybe the people could make a Catholic marriage subject to canon law. But others not?
Many nominal catholics have not married in the church and find themselves undone.
Many come to the church after secular marriage, or non catholic marriage.
Perhaps these non catholic marriages could not be recognised.
so these people would have to get their marriage done up in the church before they can take communion. It would be part of “being in a state of grace”.
Those who did contract a catholic marrige will have to have their marriages looked at and annulled if possible.
Either way, I do think the pre Cana instruction needs to be very clear, and papers signed indicating a full understanding of the nature of marriage, the issues being specifically mentioned. Like a business contract.
I too am having to go through the annulment process. I was not married in the Church (during an absence from the Church) so I have a lack of form case. But before I did the research recently, I had no idea I was barred from communion. My husband is not religious at all and could care a less about any of it. But he is going through the process on his other marriages for me.
When we are convalidated we plan to use thin gold bands and wear them along with the ones we use now. I want something to show that I am married for real. Partly a response to the same sex “marrige” business these days.
I’d like to see man- woman married people to adopt some sort of symbol like this to delineate that we are in real marriages, as defined by tradition and common sense from time out of mind.
Maybe the people could make a Catholic marriage subject to canon law. But others not?
Many nominal catholics have not married in the church and find themselves undone.
Many come to the church after secular marriage, or non catholic marriage.
Perhaps these non catholic marriages could not be recognised.
so these people would have to get their marriage done up in the church before they can take communion. It would be part of “being in a state of grace”.
Those who did contract a catholic marrige will have to have their marriages looked at and annulled if possible.
Either way, I do think the pre Cana instruction needs to be very clear, and papers signed indicating a full understanding of the nature of marriage, the issues being specifically mentioned. Like a business contract.
I too am having to go through the annulment process. I was not married in the Church (during an absence from the Church) so I have a lack of form case. But before I did the research recently, I had no idea I was barred from communion. My husband is not religious at all and could care a less about any of it. But he is going through the process on his other marriages for me.
When we are convalidated we plan to use thin gold bands and wear them along with the ones we use now. I want something to show that I am married for real. Partly a response to the same sex “marrige” business these days.
I’d like to see man- woman married people to adopt some sort of symbol like this to delineate that we are in real marriages, as defined by tradition and common sense from time out of mind.