A friend of ours living in southern CA at the time, had to go to Northern CA to find a catholic parish to conduct the marriage ceremony because she was pregnant at the time. The dioceses in the south wouldn’t do it until after the baby was born, but the one in the north said ok.
That’s when I first caught wind of why there are so many confused Catholics in the US. No wonder we lose so many to protestantism.
Personally, I was very relieved she was able to be married in the Church early in the pregnancy. She and hubby are still happily married 16 years later and have had 3 more children. They go to mass regularly, are involved in their parish activities and religious education programs, and are doing a fine job raising their children in the faith.
