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Jsmith17
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I asked this question in the Ask an Apologist section, but I guess I was not specific enough to get a good response:
"My mother’s sister (a lapsed Catholic) married a rather bad man. They have one child together. They were married outside of the Church by a Baptist minister and now do not attend church. Because my aunt is a Catholic still under the laws of the Church, must I recognize her invalidly married “husband” as my uncle?
I ask because this man does not have the best interest of his wife nor his child in his heart but my family refuses to “excommunicate” him from the family because they consider him a part of it. Must I recognize this man as my uncle and a part of my family? Or does the fact that they are invalidly married sever any ties he could have had?"
My aunt’s “husband” forbade her from going outside of the house without him or his permission. She cannot be around my mother, her mother or father, or anyone else in the family without him being present.
He sleeps in the same bed, in his underwear, with my 9 year old cousin. We have brought to his attention that this is not something he should be doing, but he simply ignores us.
Although my “uncle” is an able-bodied man, he does not look for work. My aunt is the sole provider for the family with a good paying salary. Her “husband” stole her credit card and put $27,000 of debt on it (at once) without her knowing. There have been times that he has drained their bank account so low they could not afford food. Because of him, they had to declare bankrupcy and have lost thier house.
My father owns a buisness and gave him a job paying him in excess of $1000 a week, this money was never seen by my aunt, and he claims to have never been paid.
These are the things we know as a fact, we also have supicion of drug use and infidelity.
These are my reasons.
What say ye?
"My mother’s sister (a lapsed Catholic) married a rather bad man. They have one child together. They were married outside of the Church by a Baptist minister and now do not attend church. Because my aunt is a Catholic still under the laws of the Church, must I recognize her invalidly married “husband” as my uncle?
I ask because this man does not have the best interest of his wife nor his child in his heart but my family refuses to “excommunicate” him from the family because they consider him a part of it. Must I recognize this man as my uncle and a part of my family? Or does the fact that they are invalidly married sever any ties he could have had?"
My aunt’s “husband” forbade her from going outside of the house without him or his permission. She cannot be around my mother, her mother or father, or anyone else in the family without him being present.
He sleeps in the same bed, in his underwear, with my 9 year old cousin. We have brought to his attention that this is not something he should be doing, but he simply ignores us.
Although my “uncle” is an able-bodied man, he does not look for work. My aunt is the sole provider for the family with a good paying salary. Her “husband” stole her credit card and put $27,000 of debt on it (at once) without her knowing. There have been times that he has drained their bank account so low they could not afford food. Because of him, they had to declare bankrupcy and have lost thier house.
My father owns a buisness and gave him a job paying him in excess of $1000 a week, this money was never seen by my aunt, and he claims to have never been paid.
These are the things we know as a fact, we also have supicion of drug use and infidelity.
These are my reasons.
What say ye?
