Is Marrying a non-Christian permitted?

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I’m wondering if choosing to marry a non -hristian is morally permissable. Obviousely it’s not prudent, but specifically is it still allowable, as long as the practising partner does not engage in premarital relations? etc…

Is it true that, because the non believing partner is not in communion with God, that the marriage itself doesn’t exist. Are all feelings to towards potential non-christian partners based on lust? Are attachments to others who don’t share the same faith sinful? For a Christian, we must marry another Christian, right?
 
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I’m wondering if choosing to marry a non -hristian is morally permissable. Obviousely it’s not prudent, but specifically is it still allowable, as long as the practising partner does not engage in premarital relations? etc…

Is it true that, because the non believing partner is not in communion with God, that the marriage itself doesn’t exist. Are all feelings to towards potential non-christian partners based on lust? Are attachments to others who don’t share the same faith sinful? For a Christian, we must marry another Christian, right?
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Yes, with the proper dispensation, it is possible to marry a non-Christian. A marriage between two baptized persons is a Sacrament. A marriage of a Christian and non-Christian or two non-Christians cannot be Sacramental, is said to be a “good and natural” marriage.

You are correct, it is NOT prudent.
 
Read what the Catechism says about marriage. If you don’t have the CCC at home, simply type: CCC 1601, into a search engine. Of particular interest to you will be paragraphs 1633-1637.
 
To put another slant on it…

the Protestant version of marriage is that it is primarily made for man, for his own happiness, company etc. Yes we should be reproducing to provide more souls for God, yes we should be sefless and practice charity with our partners… but ultimately it is a gift from God to us, and not neccessarily a form of worship.

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the Catholic version of marriage seems to be that it is made solely for God, for his glory and to provide an avenue for creation. Love between husband and wife can only exist in the context of a desire for loving God, we mimic love for God by loving our spouse. Personal desires and attachments to the created (the other person in the marriage) should not just be at the bottom of the list, they shouldn’t even exist. Only love of God.

So with this in mind, how can marrying someone who doesn’t believe in God equal loving God?.. from a Catholic perspective, it seems like the desire to do this could only exist because of a personal attachment the something in the world (the other)…which is wrong…isn’t it?
 
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Personal desires and attachments to the created (the other person in the marriage) should not just be at the bottom of the list, they shouldn’t even exist. Only love of God.

from a Catholic perspective, it seems like the desire to do this could only exist because of a personal attachment the something in the world (the other)…which is wrong…isn’t it?
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How did you come to this conclusion? No, this is not true.
 
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