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LennyFL
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I am Roman Catholic. Is it possible to Change Rites?
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Jon_S_1
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Yes, you are allowed once in your life to change rites. There is a procedure, contact your diocese.I am Roman Catholic. Is it possible to Change Rites?
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Casilda
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Yes. I did by way of marrying into an Eastern Catholic rite. I was baptized Latin rite.
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Aelred_Minor
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Yes, but the vast majority of the time the rite/church in which a person is raised is the place they belong. It’s not just a matter of liking a form of the liturgy, it’s a whole way of approaching the Catholic faith and a lineage of receiving and passing down Apostolic Tradition.
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Jon_S_1
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Remember too, that you can attend the liturgies of other rites without changing rites.
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ByzCathCantor
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Lenny, technically speaking you would be asking for a canonical transfer to an autonomous, self-governing Particular Church (or sui juris Church) in communion with Rome that follows a given Rite, which frames its liturgical and theological heritage.I am Roman Catholic. Is it possible to Change Rites?
As correctly stated here, that may be considered once in a lifetime, but you may certainly attend divine worship at any Eastern or Oriental Catholic Church as often as you like.
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Vico
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Here is the canon law for Latin Catholics. Also a later change, not shown here, was made to allow a transfer where both the Latin and eastern bishops agree in a situation of overlapping jurisdiction. Because the enrolled church* sui iuris* is a matter of the status of the faithful, there is not a *right *to transfer, but a grant in some situations.I am Roman Catholic. Is it possible to Change Rites?
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Can. 112
§1 After the reception of baptism, the following become members of another autonomous ritual Church:
1° those who have obtained permission from the Apostolic See;
2° a spouse who, on entering marriage or during its course, has declared that he or she is transferring to the autonomous ritual Church of the other spouse; on the dissolution of the marriage, however, that person may freely return to the latin Church;
3° the children of those mentioned in nn. 1° and 2° who have not completed their fourteenth year, and likewise in a mixed marriage the children of a catholic party who has lawfully transferred to another ritual Church; on completion of their fourteenth year, however, they may return to the latin Church.
§2 The practice, however long standing, of receiving the sacraments according to the rite of an autonomous ritual Church, does not bring with it membership of that Church.
2° a spouse who, on entering marriage or during its course, has declared that he or she is transferring to the autonomous ritual Church of the other spouse; on the dissolution of the marriage, however, that person may freely return to the latin Church;
3° the children of those mentioned in nn. 1° and 2° who have not completed their fourteenth year, and likewise in a mixed marriage the children of a catholic party who has lawfully transferred to another ritual Church; on completion of their fourteenth year, however, they may return to the latin Church.
§2 The practice, however long standing, of receiving the sacraments according to the rite of an autonomous ritual Church, does not bring with it membership of that Church.
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eatpraylove11
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True! But how do I know which catholic rite I am?Remember too, that you can attend the liturgies of other rites without changing rites.
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Jon_S_1
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What rite did you receive your sacraments in? Typically it’s Latin rite and I think you would know if you weren’t latin rite!True! But how do I know which catholic rite I am?
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Vico
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It is noted on your Cathoic baptismal certificate which is kept at the parish of baptism. If you were baptized as an infant then it will be that of the Catholic parent or parents. If baptized Catholic as an adult then you choose it. If a convert, then it is based on the christian church or ecclesial community where you had baptism.True! But how do I know which catholic rite I am?
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Angel_Gabriel
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My husband, children and myself all changed last year. The process was fairly simple: writing a letter to both bishops stating our reasons for wanting to transfer churches. It took a few weeks before it was finalized. Our children are all under the age of 14 so they do have the option of transferring back to the Latin Church at that age without impeding any future transfers. We had been involved with our Mission Parish for several years before we requested the transfer…it was a very organic process of moving “Eastward”. We were already living the spiritual lives of Byzantine Christians for at least 2 years (as in following fasts, feasts etc).
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KD8TZC
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I know in the last RCIA class that I helped with, we had a guy who was baptized in the Greek Orthodox Church come into our church (Roman Catholic).
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Angel_Gabriel
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He may have been received there but canonically speaking he is member of the Greek Catholic Church… and any kids he had would also be since rite of enrollment typically follows the Father’s church unless both parties agree for it to be the Mother’s.I know in the last RCIA class that I helped with, we had a guy who was baptized in the Greek Orthodox Church come into our church (Roman Catholic).
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