marriage

[muckraker45]

What is the church’s stand on couples
joined by a Justice of the Peace?

what about children from this union?

thanks

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

muckraker45:

What is the church’s stand on couples
joined by a Justice of the Peace?

what about children from this union?

thanks

If either is Catholic then special permissions would have been required for the Marriage to be valid.

All Children are a gift from God.

 

[muckraker45]

Br. Rich SFO:

If either is Catholic then special permissions would have been required for the Marriage to be valid.

All Children are a gift from God.

so it would not be valid if they’re catholic, but it is if they’re not?
that doesn’t make sense

 

[muckraker45]

Br. Rich SFO:

If either is Catholic then special All Children are a gift from God.

so, they would not be considered illegitimate in the eyes
of the church?

do you see where I’m going with this?

 

[asquared]

muckraker45:

so, they would not be considered illegitimate in the eyes
of the church?

do you see where I’m going with this?

who? the couple? the JP? oh, the children. IThese examples assume both parties are otherwise free to marry: if the either party is not baptized and neither are Catholic, they are not bound by church laws on marriage and their marriage is valid. If they are both baptized, but not Catholic, it is both valid and sacramental. If either party is a Catholic who has not formally renounced the Faith, the marriage is neither valid nor sacramental. The status of children in all 3 cases is not affected, as illegitamacy is a legal matter, and current laws do not make that distinction.

 

[muckraker45]

who? the couple? the JP? oh, the children. IThese examples assume both parties are otherwise free to marry: if the either party is not baptized and neither are Catholic, they are not bound by church laws on marriage and their marriage is valid. If they are both baptized, but not Catholic, it is both valid and sacramental. If either party is a Catholic who has not formally renounced the Faith, the marriage is neither valid nor sacramental. The status of children in all 3 cases is not affected, as illegitamacy is a legal matter, and current laws do not make that distinction.

okay… thanks for clearing this up for me…

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

muckraker45:

so it would not be valid if they’re catholic, but it is if they’re not?
that doesn’t make sense

I’m supplying simple answers to a question that really cannot be specifically answered without detailed investigation. If neither is Catholic then the Marriage before a JP could be valid depending on the circumstances.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

muckraker45:

so, they would not be considered illegitimate in the eyes
of the church?

do you see where I’m going with this?

No they would not.

 

[Maureen_Fiore]

muckraker45:

What is the church’s stand on couples
joined by a Justice of the Peace?

what about children from this union?

thanks

If both were Catholic and decided to get married by the JP this would not be a valid marriage in the eyes of God. The parents would in my opinion convalidate there marriage by getting married in a Catholic Church. The children should be Baptised into the Catholic faith.