Evangelicals don't have valid marriage?

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OP, baptized Protestants marry Sacramentally; and non-Christians marry validly, according to the Catholic Church.

I am guessing that you are a baptized Catholic who fell away and then married outside the Church without a dispensation? Is that correct? There are ways (radical sanation) that your marriage can be recognized by the Church, if your wife refuses to participate.
 
Yes, but are we not in a state of grace and not to receive communion as of now?
 
Where are you hearing these things? I think your source is off.

But yes, a Catholic could be in a non-sacramental marriage and be totally fine to receive communion, provided they got the appropriate dispensations prior to the marriage.
 
That is a question for your pastor. Marrying outside the laws of the Church is, objectively speaking, serious matter; even if you were unaware of it at the time. He may ask that you regularize your marriage before receiving Communion.
 
So marrying at a county court office and not in a church?
 
Yes, a baptized Catholic needs a dispensation to marry validly outside the Church.
 
EvangelistVictor said:
The Catholic Church teaches only those married in the Catholic church have a valid marriage in the eyes of God. So where does that put millions of Evangelicals? They fornicators going to hell?
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Two non-Catholics who marry each other validly (including civilly at the courthouse or whatever) are married. Period.

If both individuals are baptized the marriage is valid and sacramental (whether they believe in sacraments or not).

If one or both are unbaptized, their marriage is valid and a natural marriage.

What you “heard” or thought you heard about the necessity of being married “in the Catholic Church” (or more accurately “according to the laws of the Church”) only applies to marriages that involve at least one Catholic.

If a non Catholic converts— or a non Catholic couple converts— their marriage is already valid and remains so.
 
So many different teachings on this. EWTN Radio on Catholic Answers said anybody married outside the Catholic Church has a non-valid marriage as well as our parish deacon, and my wife’s aunt said this.

The deacon warned to NOT take communion as your NOT in a state of grace with God, until you get right with God and get the Sacramental Marriage.To me this sounded a little extreme, especially if ones been baptized, received 1st communion, confirmed, and have sacrament of reconciliation as a youth, then recently gone to confession even though legally married. Basically ones living in fornication. Crazy
 
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EvangelistVictor said:
So many different teachings on this
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No. Only one.
EvangelistVictor said:
EWTN Radio on Catholic Answers said anybody married outside the Catholic Church has a non-valid marriage as well as our parish deacon, and my wife’s aunt said this.
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I believe you’ve misunderstood. These statements were likely directed to CATHOLICS in this context such as a question asked, a homily on marriage, etc.

Context is everything, and you are taking comments out of context.
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The deacon warned to NOT take communion as your NOT in a state of grace with God, until you get right with God and get the Sacramental Marriage
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He was speaking to CATHOLICS.

And he was correct. A Catholic in an invalid marriage, in general, should not approach communion. And should definitely seek assistance in making the marriage valid.
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Basically ones living in fornication.
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Yes, because CATHOLICS are bound by the marriage laws of the Church.
 
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He was and is Catholic. He left the church, became an evangelical, got married, and now wants to come back to the Catholic Church.
 
EvangelistVictor said:
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Yes, a baptized Catholic needs a dispensation to marry validly outside the Church
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This is impossible if they are converted Evangelicals at the time.
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But it sounds like at some point they returned to practicing their Catholic faith. Now they need to clear up the problem of their invalid marriage.
 
SuscipeMeDomine said:
But it sounds like at some point they returned to practicing their Catholic faith. Now they need to clear up the problem of their invalid marriage
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See, here it is again, invalid marriage. Not a real marriage.
 
Were you or her ever baptized or received into the Catholic Church previously? Whether you lapsed or later joined another denomination doesn’t matter. If you or her were ever Catholic, you were bound by canon law to marry in the Church to have a valid marriage. In this case you should refrain from relations with your wife. If you do not you should not receive the Eucharist. If your wife is okay with it, you can speak to a priest about having a convalidation ceremony to make your marriage valid. If she is not okay with it, you can speak with your priest about a radical sanation. Either method would make your marriage valid. (This is not that uncommon among cradle Catholics who lapsed and then returned. My wife and I had our marriage convalidated after I returned and she converted).

If you and your wife were never in the Catholic Church, and neither of you were ever married before and divorced, your marriage is valid in the Church and, if you have been recently received into the Church, you can receive communion (assuming your otherwise in a state of grace).
 
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Yes, this is it!
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If you were baptized into the Catholic Church then you ARE a Catholic as far as Church law in marriage is concerned (whether and at the time you believed that or not).

At the time of your marriage you were a Catholic by virtue of your Catholic baptism, therefore bound by Church law on marriage.

This means, you need to convalidate your marriage (through simple concalidation or radical sanation) before resuming the other sacraments unless instructed otherwise by your Catholic pastor.

So, this discussion is not about two Evangelicals getting married. This is about a Catholic (you) getting married outside the Church without dispensation.
 
Wesrock said:
If your wife is okay with it, you can speak to a priest about having a convalidation ceremony to make your marriage valid. If she is not okay with it, you can speak with your priest about a radical sanation. Either method would make your marriage valid.
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@EvangelistVictor

This is your answer, and this is what you need to talk to your priest about.

I don’t think this is a dooms day scenario. Honestly, I am perplexed as to why your reaction is what it is. You seemed on fire about coming back to the Church and finding truth here. Now, you seem ready to cast it all aside. Is the devil testing you, and will you so easily let him win?
 
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Well this is currently impossible to do as the other half refuses to believe this.
 
mrsdizzyd said:
I don’t think this is a dooms day scenario. Honestly, I am perplexed as to why your reaction is what it is. You seemed on fire about coming back to the Church and finding truth here. Now, you seem ready to cast it all aside. Is the devil testing you, and will you so easily let him win
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Its my other half that doesn’t agree. Im willing and ready for the Sacrament, but now it seems like I hit a brick wall.
 
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