Marriage question

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My sister-in-law (who is Catholic) is marrying a man who is Assembly of God. They are getting married at his church without a dispensation. Please clarify a few things for me (I feel I need to make sure she knows what she’s getting herself into when she marries this man). Will theirs be a sacramental marriage? If not, should she receive Holy Communion without the marriage being convalidated?

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Perhaps suggest applying for such a dispensation? It’s better to have all of this in order, as well as a sacramental marriage, than to go ahead and abstain from communion. 😉
 
And your attendance at the wedding would require a lot of discernment on your part. In fact, it is a non-celebration and your attendance would indicate the support of the non-union. I echo the suggestion to encourage the application for dispensation from the Bishop.

Kelly
 
kell0618 said:
And your attendance at the wedding would require a lot of discernment on your part. In fact, it is a non-celebration and your attendance would indicate the support of the non-union. I echo the suggestion to encourage the application for dispensation from the Bishop.

Kelly
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Attending a wedding to support the PERSON does not mean you support her being married outside the Church.

love the sinner, hate the sin.
 
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Attending a wedding to support the PERSON does not mean you support her being married outside the Church.

love the sinner, hate the sin.
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But it gives the appearance of support. Also, if the OP has children, she may need to take that into consideration as well, as this could be confusing for them. My personal rule of thumb is, if God will be there, so will I. In this case, He will not, as this marriage will not be sacramental. I agree that urging the SIL to seek a dispensation is a good idea (charitably of course). Many Catholics are simply not aware that they are bound marry in a Catholic Church, and so do not realize a dispensation is necessary in order to have a valid sacramental marriage.

If the SIL does not seek a dispensation and the OP chooses NOT to go to the “wedding” then of course that choice should be explained as gently and charitably as possible to all involved. Will this be met with joy? Probably not, but sometimes we have to do things that are uncomfortable.
 
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