Marrying a Catholic from the Philippines

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I’m in need of advice me and my fiancee are planning to get married in 2020
I’m a Christian and she’s a Catholic
She’s been doing lots of research and is finding all this information about her need to get permission from the Bishop and somethings about paper work and marriage licence

I live in England and she lives in the Philippines

Can anyone help us to understand please

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Welcome to CAF!

Yes, a Catholic Christian marrying a non-Catholic Christian has to get permission. Your fiancee should talk with her pastor to get things started, particularly since you’re in separate countries. Wedding planning and preparation may be more complicated than usual.
 
Some relevant canons in the Catholic Church’s Code of Canon Law:
Canon 1124 Without the express permission of the competent authority, marriage is prohibited between two baptised persons, one of whom was baptised in the catholic Church or received into it after baptism and has not defected from it by a formal act, the other of whom belongs to a Church or ecclesial community not in full communion with the catholic Church.
Canon 1125 The local Ordinary can grant this permission if there is a just and reasonable cause. He is not to grant it unless the following conditions are fulfilled:
1° the catholic party is to declare that he or she is prepared to remove dangers of defecting from the faith, and is to make a sincere promise to do all in his or her power in order that all the children be baptised and brought up in the catholic Church;
2° the other party is to be informed in good time of these promises to be made by the catholic party, so that it is certain that he or she is truly aware of the promise and of the obligation of the catholic party
3° both parties are to be instructed about the purposes and essential properties of marriage, which are not to be excluded by either contractant. (source)
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Ya…I’m sure OP gets that.

Many non-Catholic Christians identify as “Christian”. The wording is a way to discern between the two. Could OP have said non-Catholic and Catholic…sure, but I knew what they meant and IMHO isn’t something to get bent out of shape about, or even point out.

OP, my neighbors are in a “mixed” marriage and were married in the Philippines. Yes, the Catholic needs to get permission, but after that it’s no big deal.
 
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Ok, if it makes you feel better go for it I guess… I know what the OP meant.
 
There are things you can do to help. Your fiancée will need to ask permission for you to marry so she doesnt lose her faith ideally. To do this she’ll have to convince the Bishop she’ll do best to raise your children catholic and will remain in the faith herself. So it would be useful to know what your plans are in your faith or with regard to her faith. You dont have to tell us but tell her. ie, do you have any interest in her faith? will you let her bring the children up catholic, will you let her practice her faith? Have you talked about faith and children at all? You do realise catholic stance on children. Someone else has quoted canon law so you can see the exact things. Will you marry in a catholic church or is this to receive a dispensation for another venue as well? that might be more paperwork.
 
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yeah I’m well aware that Catholics are Christians but saying that then why would my fiancee need to get promotion?
 
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She’s been doing lots of research and is finding all this information about her need to get permission from the Bishop and somethings about paper work and marriage licence
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I was an Anglican when my wife and I were planning to marry in a Catholic church. In those days – it was a very long time ago – the process for approving a mixed marriage was remarkably quick and easy. We made an appointment at the bishop’s office, where we had a formal meeting with a priest. I’m not sure I remember all the details clearly, but basically my wife gave a signed undertaking that she would baptize our children and raise them as Catholics, and I gave my signed consent allowing her to do that. That was all. It was all over in a half-hour or less. Nowadays, unfortunately, it can be much more complicated, from what I’ve read in the comments threads here at CAF.
 
Yes, it is. And corruption. The OP can expect that if he gets married in the Philippines. Better to get married in England, if that’s possible.
 
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Haha I wish it was but her parents wont let her leave the country till we are married
 
In what part of the country does she live? Have you been there? Met her family? BTW, I’m Episcopalian, so we have that mixed thing going, too. I hope she will also have respect for your religious beliefs.
 
yes I have been there meet the parents twice now will be 3 next year they seem to like me for the moment but there might be a bit of a full out we made a miss understanding about what religion I am so not sure how they will react when they find out I’m non-catholic christian but yeah she’s from batangas
 
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