mixed marriage

[Seatuck]

I have often thought to myself what would I do were I to marry a nice Catholic girl. I have come to the conclusion that if she wanted to Baptise the child I’de let her, I mean I don’t think it really does anything beyond getting the child’s head wet, but it does no harm in my eyes. I do believe in Dedicating children to the Lord though.

As long as your future husband respects your religious beliefs and you respect his, I don’t see why you couldn’t have a good marriage.

Catholics are obligated to raise thier children Catholic. That’s more than a Baptism with no follow up. How would you feel about that do you think?

 

[Seatuck]

On Mixed Marriages-

vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/motu_proprio/documents/hf_p-vi_motu-proprio_19700331_matrimonia-mixta_en.html

 

[Realcatholicgk]

I have often thought to myself what would I do were I to marry a nice Catholic girl. I have come to the conclusion that if she wanted to Baptise the child I’d let her, I mean I don’t think it really does anything beyond getting the child’s head wet, but it does no harm in my eyes. I do believe in Dedicating children to the Lord though.

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Hi Crimson,

And you may think that your marriage vows are only spoken words also? How precious are you!? A smart man had in his signature the following quote: “Catholics are obligated to raise their children Catholic. That’s more than a Baptism with no follow up.” ~ So I also ask you: How would you feel about that, do you think? **

As long as your future husband respects your religious beliefs and you respect his, I don’t see why you couldn’t have a good marriage.

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Love, mutural respect, understanding, forgiveness, and the grace of God help make marriages last. In the 40 plus years that my wife and I have been married would you like to know how many days we stayed “separated” from each other in anger? None! We might not talk to each other, but we stay and sooner or later work things out!

Sometimes she isn’t my favorite person, and many times:blushing: I am not her’s! But we are united through Christ! Nothing can separate us but death! I lock up the guns every night! **

 

[Viki63]

Dear Evanna,
What I would do in your situation, is ask my fiance if he would go through RCIA with me, to learn about the Catholic church.
They let people go through the classes every year just to learn, you don’t have to join. That way, he would know what you believe and why, and you wouldn’t have to be explaining everything from scratch to him.
If he refused, I would know that he lacked enough respect for me to try to understand me and my faith.
For me, it would be a deal breaker.
God bless you and your baby.

 

[Randy_Carson]

unless it is in the bible, he doesn’t believe it, nor will he even consider debate on the subject because nothing I say is correct

This is a wedding you may wish to call off. Tough words and easy for me to say, but you may be facing YEARS of unhappiness over these issues.

Now, regarding his insistence that everything must be proved from scripture: this is a result of his belief in the false doctrine of sola scripture or the Bible Alone. Here is a response:

Answering the Question, “Where is that in the Bible?”

The Evangelical starts with the assumption that scripture existed first and that tradition was slowly and incrementally added to it as time progressed. However, the original deposit of faith was given to the Apostles years before Scripture was ever penned. The Church was founded on this truth from Christ. Some of this deposit was then written in Scripture, some was scrupulously passed from bishop to bishop as oral tradition, and some was later clarified as dogma by the agreement of the bishops in the councils of the Church.

These sources, of course, should be expected not to contradict each other. If the Church teaches something as true, it is justifiable to check that it is not contradicted by Scripture. But if the Church teaches something and the Bible is silent or ambiguous, that does not mean the teaching is any less truly a part of the original deposit of faith given the Apostles. The focus must shift from what is biblical to what is true. The first is always contained in the second, but all of the second is not necessarily contained in the first.

When an Evangelical asks, “Where is that doctrine in the Bible?”, the correct response is “First show me from Scripture why you believe all Christian doctrines must be in the Bible.” It can be frustrating for Evangelicals to confront this issue, but it is important for them to understand the lack of biblical basis for their question. Truth is at issue here.

Adapted from Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic by David B. Currie, pp.61-62.