Marriage?

[kneed33]

I want to go back to the Catholic Church after many years away. I was married in the church 15 years ago and we divorced 2 years later. I was married 2 times after that. Once by an Episcopalian priest in Jamaica and then by a justice of the piece. I am extremely embarrassed by this and was to scared to talk to the priest about it during our face to face meeting. I know that I can attend church, but I want to be able to fully participate in the mass by taking communion. Can I ever be fully accepted in the Church?

 

[Spirithound]

You haven’t mentioned whether you are currently married. If you are still living with the person you married under the JP, you need to have that marriage convalidated in the Catholic Church, which means you will need declarations of nullity for your previous two marriages. The Episcopalian marriage will not be a problem, it is null due to a defect of form. If you are not still currently in the civil marriage from the JP, repent of your sins and go to confession, and you are back in communion with the Catholic Church.