Is inter-faith marriage crazy?

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I am dating a non-Catholic man (actually he was raised secular Muslim, but questions it, and doesn’t practice), and I am a devout Catholic. He is very open to my Faith, and agrees that we will raise our children Catholic. He loves my Faith, as it is what attracted him to me, ironically, when we first met. I pray for his conversion, as he has had a conversion experience and has cried to me that he sees everthing different since seeing my witness to the Faith,and very affected by it. Many say I should leave him because he is not Catholic, but we have a beautiful relationship, he actually makes me want to be a better Catholic. AS for our children someday, if he doesn’t convert, I believe in being honest with my children, that daddy is on a journey, and that they will see his respect and admiration for my Faith, and our love for each other, and his utmost support. I feel his maj0r stumbling block is not being worthy, is a way, of being like me, never disdain, or indifference. He actually knows enough to teach our (someday) children. I still pray for his conversion, but will love him either way.
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Kristyn
 
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krissyk:
AS for our children someday, if he doesn’t convert, I believe in being honest with my children, that daddy is on a journey, and that they will see his respect and admiration for my Faith, and our love for each other, and his utmost support.
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Kristyn:

We are all on a journey … and I agree with you. I am married 20+ years to a non-practicing Baptist. He not only supports our Catholic Faith, he participates in going to Mass with us every week and on Holydays.

It takes work, being in a mixed marriage, but it is worth it. NO PAIN NO GAIN. I too pray for my husband’s conversion, but I have to remember, All In God’s Time.
 
Genesis315,

I know two men who married Protestants after college. As kids they were alter boys, all thru’ H.S. and College they were good Catholics. But after being married to Protestants they left the Church. Now they are sorry Protestants.
 
My husband was baptised Methodist but never went to church. While we were dating, he was really pushing for us to get married, and I told him the only way I’d consider it would be if he agreed to raise our children in the Catholic Church. I also told him about NFP, etc. He grudgingly agreed but muttered that there was no way HE was going to church! So 12 years later, he still hasn’t become Catholic, but he agrees with everything in the CCC, goes to Perpetual Adoration (at 3:oo am) attends Mass faithfully (even when I’m out of town, he takes the kids to church every Sunday) fasts, abstains from meat on Fridays, and believes that the Catholic Church is the purist form of worship. I think that as long as the ground rules are laid out before the marrage, it can work. Also, my mom was a faithful Catholic and my dad didn’t even know what religion he was, but after they had been married about 20 years, he converted and she didn’t even know he was taking instructions. They were married 35 years before he died
 
I used to feel it depended on the couple. Now with the Terri Shaivo case I am not so keen on inter faith marriage. If she had married a practicing Catholic perhaps things wouldn’t be this way.
 
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My husband was baptised Methodist but never went to church. While we were dating, he was really pushing for us to get married, and I told him the only way I’d consider it would be if he agreed to raise our children in the Catholic Church. I also told him about NFP, etc. He grudgingly agreed but muttered that there was no way HE was going to church! So 12 years later, he still hasn’t become Catholic, but he agrees with everything in the CCC, goes to Perpetual Adoration (at 3:oo am) attends Mass faithfully (even when I’m out of town, he takes the kids to church every Sunday) fasts, abstains from meat on Fridays, and believes that the Catholic Church is the purist form of worship. I think that as long as the ground rules are laid out before the marrage, it can work. Also, my mom was a faithful Catholic and my dad didn’t even know what religion he was, but after they had been married about 20 years, he converted and she didn’t even know he was taking instructions. They were married 35 years before he died
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Does he receive communion? :eek:
 
I’ve been happily married to a man not of my faith for 24 years. Does that answer your question?
 
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I used to feel it depended on the couple. Now with the Terri Shaivo case I am not so keen on inter faith marriage. If she had married a practicing Catholic perhaps things wouldn’t be this way.
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It was Terri Shiavo’s “good Catholic” parents who started kicking up a fuss when her husband wouldn’t give them 50% of his share of the medical malpractice settlement.
 
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