Marriage conditions in RC

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Hi, I am from south part of India. I have converted as catholic after a revelation from God. If I am getting married to the other catholic and my marriage to happen in church, will my parents to be converted as catholic as well? Please someone clarify. Thanks
 
Thanks Cecilia. Because one person who came to see me told repeatedly my parents to be converted as Catholics. So let us do register marriage no need to do in church like that…
 
if you are Catholic, then you are expected to be married in the Church, not just in a civil registry office.

Please speak directly to your priest and do not get information from people who visit you. Often they are mistaken.

There is no requirement that your parents be Catholic or that your fiance’s parents be Catholic. The only persons whose religion is considered are yourself and your fiance. If you are both Catholics, then no problem; if only one of you is Catholic, then you can often still get permission to be married in the Church, if certain conditions are met. Please talk to your priest to learn more.
 
Hi, thanks for the info. It was the groom who is catholic told me my parents to be converted as well for the marriage. He and his mother proposed to do register marriage and later register in Church but I felt this is not correct as this is one of the sacrament.
 
Again - please go with your future husband to talk to the priest about what your options are and what is required for each option.

The only issue that might arise with your parents not being Catholic is that sometimes priests will not want to have a Nuptial Mass because they feel that one family will not be able to fully participate. This really depends on the priest and the whole situation. My husband was not Catholic and his parents were not Catholic (his mother had been a Catholic but left the Church to join the Presbyterians). The priest still allowed us to have a Nuptial Mass.

Also, some countries would require you to have a civil marriage and then a separate church marriage. I don’t know how it works in your country because in USA where I am, the church marriage is sufficient and you don’t need the civil marriage if you have a church marriage. Again, your priest will know what works best and will tell you.
 
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