No. He was once a priest in good standing, but he has been suspended in the Canon Law sense.Is the priest a Catholic Priest from another diocese who can marry couples? If so, they’re validly married.
Love them.how ought one to treat the couple?
This.Love them.
There are many who do not even know that the Church does not recognize their marriage. When I used to interview couples bringing their child for baptism and see they were married at the catering hall or on beach I question who married them and they say a Catholic priest. Then I delve further. I do know a number of x priests in our area who do rent themselves out. They can’t believe it when I tell them they need a convalidation of their marriage.Out of curiosity, did they realize that the priest had no faculties? Why did they choose him?
It may be possible for somone (the priest?) to apply for their radical sanation.
This. I have many married friends who have fallen away from the church and I still love and value and PRAY for them.I am puzzled by this question. Shouldn’t we treat everyone with love? Hate the sin, love the sinner. Maybe, I am misunderstanding question here.
I am invalidly married. I have returned to the church. My husband and I are working on annulments. He is not Catholic, but married in church for his first marriage. I was not a practicing Catholic when I married.(both times)
I am caregiver for my elderly mother. We had a deacon coming to the house bringing her communion every week. He treated my husband and I with such love. He prayed for us to have spiritual communion while my mother had physical communion.
As an adult, I did not agree with all of the Catholic teachings. I guess I was a “cafeteria Catholic”. Now, I feel more and believe all of the Catholic faith than I ever have. I think what really led me more to all of the Catholic beliefs is the Eucharistic adoration. I try to go weekly.
My point is to treat them with love. Pray they will have their marriage validated.
I suppose in this situation they in good faith believe him to be a Catholic priest with faculties.Or they share his sympathies, as while not with Lefebvre’s group, their priests are at least fellow travellers.Out of curiosity, did they realize that the priest had no faculties? Why did they choose him?
It may be possible for somone (the priest?) to apply for their radical sanation.
So perhaps you could gently suggest to them that you’ve recently learned that their priest was not in good standing at the time of the wedding and they may want to consider whether they need to discuss with a priest at their local parish how they might address the irregularities that arise from this situation.I suppose in this situation they in good faith believe him to be a Catholic priest with faculties.
If they were both free to marry, it should be a quick fix. They should call their pastor and tell him the situation, and he will know what to do.I suppose in this situation they in good faith believe him to be a Catholic priest with faculties.Or they share his sympathies, as while not with Lefebvre’s group, their priests are at least fellow travellers.
Yes they are free to marry as far as I know.
Thanks for the advice, one and all.
Catholics are bound to follow the laws of the Church in order for their marriages to be valid.I was told by my priest that he does NOT marry a couple, that he only facilitates the marriage. He said that marriage is a sacrament instituted by the couple with the Church as a witness. My priest said it is the only sacrament of the church that is NOT instituted by the priest.
Although this is true, a Catholic is required to be married in the Catholic form, in front of a valid priest or deacon, or to receive a dispensation to be married in a non-Catholic ceremony.I was told by my priest that he does NOT marry a couple, that he only facilitates the marriage. He said that marriage is a sacrament instituted by the couple with the Church as a witness. My priest said it is the only sacrament of the church that is NOT instituted by the priest.